response
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- noun
- /rɪˈspɑns/
- The teacher appreciated the student's insightful response to the exam question.
- response rate
- response to questions
- student responses
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so that was a long winded response to your question.
- And so that was a long winded response to your question.
- I've given you some handwritten response from Lynch.
- And the initial I guess AI response on Google says yes.
- Thus far, we have not received a a response to our inquiries.
- What was his response to this elaborate scheme?
- Well, I'm not sure is what the normal response we we hear, right?
- If you hear that, your response could be good luck with that.
- And I quote tweeted his response about logical fail.
- So hopefully my response has been helpful to you.
- And usually my response is First things first.
Examples
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I liked sharing with others the responses I had as I read the story.
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I assume that the lack of response means yes, that it's clear.
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What was your partner's response like when she found out?
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OK, that was a quick response and not full detail.
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And so I wrote a response to that as well.
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What is your first thought, feeling and response to money being in this room?
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Anything Israel does in response to these attacks is wrong.
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What was his response to this elaborate scheme?
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We will wait there for the world's response to our crisis.
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What was your Vice President's response to this victory?
Synonyms
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A spoken, written, or shown reply to a question
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An answer in speech or writing to a question from someone
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A quick witty or critical reply to a remark
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A quick reply or action in response to something
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A quick clever reply to a comment that shows anger or wit
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A quick clever reply that answers and often criticizes someone
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A quick clever reply to a remark or criticism
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A clear, simple reply that is honest and easy to understand
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A fast, clever reply to a remark or insult
A formal written reply by a religious, legal, or expert authority to a question
A quick answer you get without delay
An answer that is exactly correct for the situation
A quick, clever reply that surprises others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
The body's reaction to germs like viruses or bacteria that fights infection
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A learned reaction to a signal, like a bell, that happens after the signal is often shown with something else
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A reaction a person develops from practice or experience, not one they are born with
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Change in the skin's tiny electrical activity when you feel stress or strong emotion
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A quick automatic reaction to a sudden sound or movement that makes you jump
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The amount a device or system changes output at different frequencies
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A body defence by special white blood cells that attacks viruses, fungi, and transplanted organs
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A learned reaction to a sound or signal after it happens many times
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A learned action an animal or person does to avoid something bad after a warning signal
An emotional reaction you learn when something is often linked with a good or bad event
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A change in the skin's electrical signal when someone feels stress or strong emotion
- Specialized
A change in the skin's electrical activity when a person feels stress or strong emotion
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A faster and stronger rise of antibodies when the body meets the same germ again
Online videos and streams made to cause the pleasant tingling feeling and help people relax
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A pleasant tingling on the scalp that moves down the neck and spine and makes you feel very relaxed
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A graph showing how loudness changes across low and high tones
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A graph that shows how loud a speaker or amplifier is at different frequencies
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Part of the body's defence where B cells make antibodies in the blood to fight bacteria and toxins
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The body's reaction that makes antibodies and sends cells to fight germs
- Specialized
A small change in the skin's electric signals when someone feels stress or strong emotion
A very quick answer to a question given without thinking, often one after another
An automatic action your body makes without thinking when something touches or moves near you
- Formal
A reaction that shows little concern for criticism or others' feelings
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Response comes from the old Latin verb respondere, made of re- 'back' and spondere 'to promise', and shares its root with respond. So a response is something you say 'back' to a question, request, or message.