Response - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the manner in which something is greeted (syn: reception)
- a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
- the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange (syn: reply)
- the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
Extra examples
He got a response to his letter.
I am writing in response to your letter of July 17.
When I told him my plan, I wasn't expecting such an enthusiastic response.
Her response to their decision was to threaten to quit her job.
When you knocked on the door, was there any response?
The law was passed in response to public pressure.
The exhibition has received a positive response from visitors.
The decision provoked an angry response from residents.
His immediate response was one of disbelief.
Emmett's new exhibition has met with a favourable response from critics.
'Sure, why not?' was his response to all of Billie's suggestions.
Carl made no response, and carried on with his meal.
I am writing in response to your letter of June 12.
Ronni merely groaned in response.
SOS DNA repair response
Word forms
singular: response
plural: responses
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