noun
response
rih-SPONS
noun
1
An answer or reply given to a question, request, or message.
"I still haven't received a response to my complaint."
"Her quick response settled the argument."
2
A reaction to a stimulus, event, or situation.
"The government's response to the crisis was widely criticized."
"His body's response to the medication was immediate."
How to Use Response
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn answer, or more broadly, any reaction to something that happened.
Common pairings
in response to
immune response
prompt response
Word Forms
responses plural
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Etymology
From Old French respons, ultimately from Latin responsum, "an answer," from respondere, "to respond."