French Conversation · Level 15
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French word
répondre
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁepɔ̃dʁ/
Meaning
- verbanswer
Example
Peux-tu répondre à ma question ?
Can you answer my question?
More examples
Je vais répondre au mail tout de suite.
I am going to reply to the email right away.
Core concept
Information, an opinion, or a reply directed back toward the person who asks or seeks something.
Common phrases
répondre à une question
answer a question
répondre au téléphone
answer the phone
répondre au mail
reply to the email
Similar words
dire: To express something in words.
expliquer: To make clear why something happens or how it is done.
informer: To tell someone about new facts or news.
Definition in French
Réagir à une sollicitation ou à une question en fournissant une information, une opinion ou une réponse.
Word origin
Répondre developed from Latin respondere through Old French respondre, with the prefix re- expressing a return toward a prompt.
Usage tips
- Répondre de quelque chose means to be responsible for it, unlike répondre à quelque chose, which means to answer or respond to it.