response

6 definitions • 12 examples

an answer or reaction:

Responses to our advertisement have been disappointing.

Her proposals met with an enthusiastic response.

I looked in her face for some response, but she just stared at me blankly.

Management have granted a ten percent pay rise in response to union pressure.

any of the parts sung or said, in some religious ceremonies, by the people in answer to the parts said or sung by the priest

something said or done as a reaction to something that has been said or done; an answer or reaction:

[ C ] She’s applied for admission and is still waiting for a response from the school.

The law was passed by the town council in response to (= as a result of) complaints from residents.

A response is also a reaction of an organism to a change in its environment.

an answer to a question, letter, email, etc.:

response to sth Consumers get no response to telephone inquiries for help.

I am writing in response to your email.

a written response

a reaction to something that has happened:

He spoke in response to the news that the business had failed.

response from sb The recent Shanghai sell-off prompted virtually no response from more established markets.

a mixed/positive response