response
noun
re·sponse
ri-ˈspän(t)s 
1
: an act of responding
2
: something constituting a reply or a reaction: such as
a
: a verse, phrase, or word sung or said by the people or choir after or in reply to the officiant in a liturgical service
b
: the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an organism or any of its parts resulting from stimulation
c
: the output of a transducer or detecting device resulting from a given input
Examples of response in a Sentence
He got a response to his letter.
I am writing in response to your letter of July 17.
When I told him my plan, I wasn't expecting such an enthusiastic response.
Her response to their decision was to threaten to quit her job.
When you knocked on the door, was there any response?
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
That throw and the eventual response are now a meaningful data point.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2025
When global challenges demand firm and sustained responses, there is no room for improvisation.
—Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
The 25 questions were all identical and in the same order, however the multiple-choice responses were ordered differently in each test.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for response
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“Response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/response. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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response
noun
re·sponse
ri-ˈspän(t)s
1
: an act or instance of replying : answer
2
: words said or sung by the people or choir in a religious service
3
: a reaction of a living thing to a stimulus
Medical Definition
response
noun
re·sponse
ri-ˈspän(t)s
: the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an organism or any of its parts resulting from stimulation
a conditioned response
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