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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For now, Amazon appears content to be positioning itself for potential market share gains if consumer shopping habits shift in response to new economic realities.
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Ramsay is the latest high profile victim of a swatting incident, in which someone calls in a fake crime at a specific location in order to trigger a massive law enforcement response.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
For now, Amazon appears content to be positioning itself for potential market share gains if consumer shopping habits shift in response to new economic realities.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Ramsay is the latest high profile victim of a swatting incident, in which someone calls in a fake crime at a specific location in order to trigger a massive law enforcement response.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The decision comes as interest in America's founding texts rises sharply in response to shifting political dynamics and recent policy changes under the Trump administration.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/response. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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