Meaning of 応える in Japanese

Definition of 応える

こたえる(kotaeru) 【応える ·報える】

(v1, vi) to respond; to live up to; to reward
to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain
それは彼の身に応えだした。
It is beginning to tell on him.

むねにこたえる(munenikotaeru) 【胸にこたえる ·胸に応える】

(exp, v1) to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

Tektronix's new software perfectly responds to the needs of customers using logic analysers.

地方の需要じゅように応えるこたえるのに十分なじゅうぶん製品せいひんの在庫ざいこがある。

We have adequate inventories of the product to meet local demand.

Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability.

There was, however, a need for food to be carried from the bowl to the mouth, and chopsticks came along to meet that need.

あなたは御両親ごりょうしんの期待きたいに応えるこたえるべきだ。

You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.