respond vs state

state vs respond

respond is not a noun while state is a noun.

respond and state both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
respond	No	No	Yes	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, state is a hypernym of respond; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than respond:

respond: react verbally
state: express in words

Other hypernyms of respond include say, tell.

respond (noun)	state (noun)
	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

respond (verb)	state (verb)
show a response or a reaction to something	express in words
respond favorably or as hoped	put before
react verbally	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Difference between respond and state

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