HOW TO PRONOUNCE
respondent
/ɹɪˈspɑn.dənt/
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American Pronunciation Guide · 1:03
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rih-SPON-dunt: stress SPON.
Keep s and p together before the stressed vowel. The last syllable has a light uh followed by n and t.
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“The respondent filed a written answer.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does respondent mean?
noun
- One who responds; one who replies.
- A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.
- A person replying to a questionnaire.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹɪˈspɑn.dənt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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“Any news?” said the respondent, taking out a strip of tobacco and a large hunting-knife from his pocket.
The co-respondent and respondent are fined by the chief, and half the amount of the fine goes to the injured husband.
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They begin all their answers with recapitulating what has been said to them; and their method for this is, the respondent gives a little stick to each of the bystanders, who is, for his share, to remember such a paragraph of the speech that is to be answered.