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- DictionaryRe·sponse/rəˈspäns/
noun
- 1. a verbal or written answer: "without waiting for a response, she returned to her newspaper"
- ▪ a written or verbal answer to a question in a test, questionnaire, survey, etc. Similar answerreplyacknowledgmentrejoinderretortreturnripostesallycounterinformal:comebackclapbackOpposite question
- ▪ a reaction to something: "an extended, jazzy piano solo drew the biggest response from the crowd" Similar reactionreplyreciprocationretaliationfeedbackinformal:comeback
- ▪ an excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event; a physical reaction to a specific stimulus or situation.
- ▪ the way in which a mechanical or electrical device responds to a stimulus or range of stimuli.
- ▪ a part of a religious liturgy said or sung by a congregation in answer to a minister or cantor.
- ▪ a bid made in answer to one's partner's preceding bid.
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French respons or Latin responsum ‘something offered in return’, neuter past participle of respondere (see respond).
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