response

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A reply to a question, request, or message.

   I sent the form last week but haven't had a response yet.

2. 2
   noun

   A reaction to something that happens.

   The new policy got a positive response from most employees.

3. 3
   noun

   A reaction in the body caused by something.

   The vaccine triggers an immune response that protects you from the disease.

From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, 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”). Doublet of responsum.

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