Response Definition

rĭ-spŏns
responses
noun
responses
The act of responding.
American Heritage
Something said or done in answer; reply or reaction.
Webster's New World
A word or words used in replying to or affirming a prayer, reading, or exhortation.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
The ratio of the output to the input, as for a given frequency, of a device or system operating under specified conditions.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Response

Noun

Singular:
response
Plural:
responses

Origin of Response

  • Old French, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō, from re (“again") + spondeō (“promise").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English respons from Old French from Latin respōnsum from neuter past participle of respondēre to respond respond

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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