Difference between Respond and Answer

What is the difference between Respond and Answer?

Respond as a noun is a response. while Answer as a noun is a response; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.

Respond

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A response. A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection. A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To say something in return; to answer; to reply. To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response; to accord. To correspond; to suit. To satisfy; to answer.

Example sentence: I think that if you live long enough, you realize that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you respond to it is in your control. That's what I try to remember.

Answer

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a reply or response to.To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.To file a document in response to a complaint.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A response; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.A solution to a problem.Reply to an email. (reply)A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.

Example sentence: When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

We hope you now know whether to use Respond or Answer in your sentence.

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