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.

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.

1. The act of responding. 2. A reply or an answer. 3. A reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus: a microphone's response to certain frequencies; response …

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

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 response is a reaction or reply to a stimulus or situation. In general, it can refer to both non-verbal and verbal reactions, and can be immediate or delayed. Responses can be …

Response definition: The act of responding.

Response means an action, behavior, or answer that is given in reaction to a stimulus, situation, or request. "The child's misbehavior was a response to feeling neglected by their parents."