response may imply a quick or spontaneous reaction to a person or thing that serves as a stimulus.

RESPONSE definition: 1. an answer or reaction: 2. any of the parts sung or said, in some religious ceremonies, by the…. Learn more.

RESPONSE definition: an answer or reply, as in words or in some action. See examples of response used in a sentence.

A response is a reaction to a question, experience, or some other type of stimulus. If you cry at sad movies, you're having an emotional response to the drama that's taking place on the screen.

an action done as an answer to another action: [countable] a friendly response to his greeting. [uncountable] She nodded in response to his greeting. Biology behavior of a living thing due to a …

Your response to an event or to something that is said is your reply or reaction to it.

RESPONSE meaning: 1 : something that is said or written as a reply to something; 2 : something that is done as a reaction to something else

Definition of response noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

RESPONSE meaning: 1. an answer or reaction: 2. any of the parts sung or said, in some religious ceremonies, by the…. Learn more.

Your response to an event or to something that is said is your reply or reaction to it. In response to my question, he lifted his head and thought for a moment.