Definitions for response



Overview of noun response

The noun response has 7 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (11) response

(a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa")

2. (11) reaction, response

(a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")

3. (6) answer, reply, response

(a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics")

4. (4) reception, response

(the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors")

5. (1) response

(a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister)

6. reply, response

(the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply")

7. response

(the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals)

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