treat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

overreact - show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

answer - react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"

accept - be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"

stool - react to a decoy, of wildfowl

respond - respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

greet - react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"

explode - show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

accept - react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"

answer - respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"

refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

marvel, wonder - be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

acknowledge, notice - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

refuse, reject, resist - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

call back - return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"

counter - speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"

field - answer adequately or successfully; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"

sass - answer back in an impudent or insolent manner; "don't sass me!"; "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning";

retort, riposte, rejoin, repay, come back, return - answer back

say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

bridle - respond to the reins, as of horses

react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something