Response definition

rĭ-spŏns
responses
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A reply or an answer.
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The act of responding.
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(physiol., psychol.) Any biological reaction or behavior resulting from the application of a stimulus.
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Something said or done in answer; reply or reaction.
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A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus.
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An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
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The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
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(liturgics) A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
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A word or words used in replying to or affirming a prayer, reading, or exhortation.
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(ecclesiastical) Something that is spoken or sung by a congregation or choir in answer to the officiating minister or priest.
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An oracular answer.
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An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
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(electronics) The ratio of the output to the input, as for a given frequency, of a device or system operating under specified conditions.
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The definition of response is a reaction after something is done.

An example of response is how someone reacts to an ink blot on a card.

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Response is defined as an answer to a question.

An example of response is what happens after the question during a question and answer discussion.

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A responsory.
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(liturgics) A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
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A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
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A reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus.
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A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus.
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Noun

Singular:
response
Plural:
responses

Origin of response

  • Middle English respons from Old French from Latin respōnsum from neuter past participle of respondēre to respond respond

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō, from re (“again") + spondeō (“promise").

    From Wiktionary

Response Sentence Examples

  • Getting no response from Alex, he shrugged and turned to his desk.

  • He yelled a response and blinked his light.

  • Dusty's response was quick.

  • In the same way her response to music is in part sympathetic, although she enjoys it for its own sake.

  • It was written out of my heart, and perhaps that is why it met a sympathetic response in other hearts.

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