response

/ris'pɔns/
Noun
  1. the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
  2. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
    • he growled his reply
  3. a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
  4. the manner in which something is greeted
    • she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. a result
    • this situation developed in response to events in Africa

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The student raised her hand to give a response to the teacher's question.