Translate response | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of response
noun
a verbal or written answer:without waiting for a response, she returned to her newspaper we received 400 applications in response to one job ad a written or verbal answer to a question in a test, questionnaire, survey, etc.. a reaction to something:an extended, jazzy piano solo drew the biggest response from the crowd an honors degree course in Japanese has been established in response to an increasing demand Psychology &
Physiology an excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event; a physical reaction to a specific stimulus or situation. the way in which a mechanical or electrical device responds to a stimulus or range of stimuli. (usually
responses)
a part of a religious liturgy said or sung by a congregation in answer to a minister or cantor. Bridge a bid made in answer to one’s partner’s preceding bid.
The ending of
response is spelled
-se.
