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1. (n.) response
an answer; reply; rejoinder.
2. response
any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus.
3. response
a verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in reply to the officiant in a religious service.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME respounse < MF respons < L respōnsum, n. use of neut. ptp. of respondēre to respond)
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1. (noun) response
a result
"this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
2. (noun) reaction, response
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
"a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
3. (noun) answer, reply, response
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
"I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
4. (noun) reception, response
the manner in which something is greeted
"she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
5. (noun) response
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
6. (noun) reply, response
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
"he growled his reply"
7. (noun) response
the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
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1. (noun) response
a reaction or answer
the government's response to the report
2. response
in response to
as a result or reaction to
A new unit was set up in response to the demand for service.
3. response
a reply to a letter or email
I got/received no response to my email.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) response
the act of responding
2. (noun) response
an answer or reply
3. (noun) response
reply to an objection in formal disputation
4. (noun) response
the answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service
5. (noun) response
a kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office
6. (noun) response
a repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below
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Sense: a reply or reaction
Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.
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 Afrikaans: reaksie |
 Arabic: رَد، جَواب، إجابَه |
 Bulgarian: отговор |
 Brazilian: resposta |
 Czech: odpověď, reakce |
 German: die Antwort |
 Danish: svar; reaktion |
 Greek: απάντηση, ανταπόκριση, αν |
 Spanish: respuesta; reacción |
 Estonian: vastukaja |
 Farsi: پاسخ؛ واکنش |
 Finnish: vastaus |
 French: réponse, réaction |
 Hebrew: תְּשוּבָה, תְּגוּבָה |
 Hindi: उत्तर |
 Croatian: odgovor |
 Hungarian: reagálás |
 Indonesian: tanggapan, respons |
 Icelandic: svar, viðbragð |
 Italian: risposta, reazione |
 Japanese: 反応 |
 Korean: 응답 |
 Lithuanian: atsakymas, reakcija |
 Latvian: reakcija; atbilde; atsauc |
 Malay: balasan |
 Dutch: reactie |
 Norwegian: respons, reaksjon |
 Polish: reakcja, odpowiedź |
 Persian: پاسخ؛ واکنش |
 Pashto: ځواب، غبر ګون، عكس العل |
 Portuguese: resposta |
 Romanian: răspuns; reacţie |
 Russian: ответ; отклик |
 Slovak: odpoveď, reakcia |
 Slovenian: odziv |
 Serbian: odgovor |
 Swedish: svar, gensvar |
 Thai: คำตอบ; การตอบสนอง |
 Turkish: cevap, tepki |
 Taiwanese: 回答 |
 Ukrainian: відповідь |
 Urdu: جواب |
 Vietnamese: sự trả lời; sự phản ứng |
 Chinese: 回答 |
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