Meaning

8 senses

  1. An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

    When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response.

    Antwort, Entgegnung

    отве́тotvét

    ві́дповідьvídpovidʹ

  2. The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.

    A ready response to questions about wrongdoing

    отве́тotvét

  3. An oracular answer.

  4. A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.

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

  5. A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.

  6. A reply to an objection in formal disputation.

  7. An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.

  8. A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.

    о́ткликótklik, о́тзвукótzvuk

    ві́дгукvídhuk

Examples

356 sentences

  1. Do you have a response to that?

    У тебе є на це відповідь?

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  2. There was no response to my question.

    На моє запитання не було відповіді.

    ruМой вопрос остался без ответа.

    deMeine Frage wurde nicht beantwortet.

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  3. We need a response.

    Нам потрібна відповідь.

    ruНам нужен ответ.

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  4. Thanks for your response.

    Дякую за відповідь.

    ruСпасибо тебе за ответ.

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  5. That's a good response.

    Це добра відповідь.

    ruЭто хороший ответ.

    deDas ist eine gute Antwort.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
an answer or reply:
a reaction to a stimulus or provocation:
Русский
By meaning 2
an answer or reply:
a reaction to a stimulus or provocation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an answer or reply:

Origin

From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, ultima

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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Forms

plural: responses
Singularresponse
Pluralresponses

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
reactionB2
Close in meaning
  • a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent:reaction
  • the manner in which something is greeted:reception
  • the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange:reply
  • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation:answerreply

Word family

60 related words
RelatedrespondB1responsibilityB1responsibleB1responsaresponsalresponsionresponsiveresponsivelyresponsivenessresponsorialresponsoriumresponsoryresponsure
Derivedallergic responsealloresponsearmed responseautoresponsebioresponsecanned responsechemoresponseconditioned responseconsultary responsecounterresponsedirect responseelectroresponseemergency responsefawn responsefencing responseflehmen responsegraviresponsehost responsehunting responsehyperresponsehyporesponseimmune responseimpulse responseinterresponse

Collocations

4 patterns
  • not the response
  • isn't the response
  • the response that
  • no response

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
respondB1respondentresponderresponsibilityB1responsibleB1responsibly
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