responds
v. B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈspɑndz// UK //ɹɪspˈɒndz// re·sponds
v. to say or do something as an answer to a question, a letter, or a situation.
v. to say or write something as a reply; to react to a stimulus or event. Intransitive in its primary sense.
She responds to every email within an hour.
The emergency team responds quickly whenever a fire alarm sounds in the building.
While the market usually responds to interest rate hikes with a period of cooling, the current housing shortage has kept prices high despite the central bank's intervention.
Usage
The verb is intransitive and requires the preposition 'to' before the object.
Pitfall
he responds the questionhe responds to the questionRespond is intransitive and cannot take a direct object; it must be followed by the preposition 'to'.