response

Syllables: re·sponseUK/ɹɪˈspɒns//ɹɪˈspɑns/

response noun: an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

Noun

response (plural responses)

An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
- When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response.
The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
- A ready response to questions about wrongdoing
An oracular answer.
A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol...2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist

response meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

response in Hindi

an answer or reply: अनुक्रिया anukriyā, जवाब javāb, उत्तर uttar

response in Tamil

துலங்கல், தூண்டற்பேறு, எதிர்ச்செயல், மறுசெயல், எதிர்செய்கை, பதில்

response in Bengali

an answer or reply: উত্তর uttor, জবাব jobab

More languagesFewer languages

response in Malayalam: പ്രതികരണം pratikaraṇaṁ, മറുപടി maṟupaṭi
response in Kannada: ಮರುನುಡಿ, ಮರುಮಾತು, ಉತ್ತರ, ಜವಾಬು
response in Gujarati: પ્રત્યુત્તર pratyuttar
response in Nepali: जवाफ jawāph
response in Malay: gerak balas, respons
response in Thai: คำตอบ kam-dtɔ̀ɔp
response in Vietnamese: trả lời

Examples of response in a sentence

Three volunteers put up their hands in response to the speaker's request.
The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.
The host response is the defense mechanism of the host against exogenous microorganisms.

All 40 example sentences with response

Synonyms of response

reaction

Forms of response

plural	responses

Plural of response: responses

Origin of response

From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō, from re (“again”) + spondeō (“promise”). Doublet of responsum.

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Questions about response

What does response mean?: Response means an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
What is response in Hindi?: Response in Hindi is अनुक्रिया (anukriyā), जवाब (javāb), उत्तर (uttar). See Response meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is response?: Response is a noun.
How do you pronounce response?: Response is pronounced /ɹɪˈspɒns/ (UK).
What is the plural of response?: The plural of response is responses.

Words near response in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: response (page history and authors); response (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പ്രതികരണം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); response (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પ્રત્યુત્તર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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