response may imply a quick or spontaneous reaction to a person or thing that serves as a stimulus.

RESPONSE definition: 1. an answer or reaction: 2. any of the parts sung or said, in some religious ceremonies, by the…. Learn more.

RESPONSE definition: an answer or reply, as in words or in some action. See examples of response used in a sentence.

Your response to an event or to something that is said is your reply or reaction to it. In response to my question, he lifted his head and thought for a moment.

A response is a reaction to a question, experience, or some other type of stimulus. If you cry at sad movies, you're having an emotional response to the drama that's taking place on the screen.

4 days ago · response (plural responses) An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply. The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a …

Call and response (music), musical structure Reaction (disambiguation) Request–response Output or response, the result of telecommunications input Response (liturgy), a line …

an action done as an answer to another action: [countable] a friendly response to his greeting. [uncountable] She nodded in response to his greeting. Biology behavior of a living thing due to …

An action, behavior, or answer that is given in reaction to a stimulus, situation, or request. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the noun response.

Definition of response noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.