responsenoun
uk/rɪˈspɒns/us/rɪˈspɑːns/B2 [ C or U ] 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.
[ C ] 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
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- The response to our advertisement has been somewhat disappointing.
- Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet?
- We must make an immediate response.
- So far, £50 000 has been pledged in response to the appeal.
- The patient's responses are recorded on a sensitive piece of equipment which gives extremely accurate readings.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- answer back
- back
- counter
- counterattack
- counterblast
- defensive
- fifth
- get
- get back to sb
- give
- I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment) idiom
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- reply
- respond
- respondent
- thank you
- unanswered
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Reacting and responding
Religious ceremonies & prayers