response

/ris'pɔns/

Thân thiện

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

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An answer or reply: A spoken or written reaction to a question, request, statement, or situation.
   • A reaction to a stimulus: A bodily or physiological change caused by a specific agent or event.
   • A reaction or feeling elicited by something: The way someone or something greets or reacts to an event, person, or thing.
   • A part of a religious service: A verse, phrase, or anthem said or sung by a congregation or choir in reply to the officiant.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • I am still waiting for a response to my email.
  • The patient's allergic response to the medication was immediate.
  • The new policy met with a mixed response from the public.
  • The congregation sang the response after the psalm.

Advanced Usage

• "In response to": As a reaction to something; because of.
  • The law was passed in response to public demand.
• "Elicit a response": To cause or provoke a reply or reaction.
  • His controversial statement elicited a strong response.

Variants and Related Words

• Respond (verb): To say or do something as a reaction.
  • How did she respond to the news?
• Responsive (adjective): Reacting quickly and positively.
  • The company is very responsive to customer feedback.
• Responsory (noun): A set of verses and responses used in Christian liturgy.

Synonyms

• Answer: A reply to a question.
• Reply: A spoken or written answer.
• Reaction: An action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Response" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs. The related verb "respond" forms phrasal verbs.) - Respond to: To react to something. - A good leader must respond to the needs of the people.

Related Idioms

• Meet with a response: To receive a reaction or reply.
  • The proposal met with a lukewarm response.

Học thuật

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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