response

A2 Topic:Communication

US /ɹɪˈspɑns/ UK /ɹɪˈspɒns/ See IPA manual

Freq #3125

Meanings

1

noun
A reply to a question, request, or message.

I sent the form last week but haven't had a response yet.
2

noun
A reaction to something that happens.

The new policy got a positive response from most employees.
3

noun
A reaction in the body caused by something.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a reply to a question,... answer reply

2 noun · a reaction to something... reaction

3 noun · a reaction in the body... reaction

Word family

Forms responses

Derived forms alloresponseautoresponsebioresponsecall-and-responsecall-responsechemoresponsecounterresponseelectroresponsegraviresponsehyperresponsehyporesponseimmunoresponse

Related forms respondresponsaresponsalresponsibility responsibleresponsionresponsive responsively responsivenessresponsorialresponsoriumresponsory

Etymology

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.

respounse Middle English respons Old French respōnsum Latin

View etymology graph ->

External links

# response

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈspɑns/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈspɒns/
**Frequency rank:** 3125

## Meanings
1. A reply to a question, request, or message.
2. A reaction to something that happens.
3. A reaction in the body caused by something.

## Examples
- I sent the form last week but haven't had a response yet.
- The new policy got a positive response from most employees.
- The vaccine triggers an immune response that protects you from the disease.

## Synonyms
- reaction

## Derived Forms
- alloresponse
- autoresponse
- bioresponse
- call-and-response
- call-response
- chemoresponse
- counterresponse
- electroresponse
- graviresponse
- hyperresponse
- hyporesponse
- immunoresponse

## Related Forms
- respond
- responsa
- responsal
- responsibility
- responsible
- responsion
- responsive
- responsively
- responsiveness
- responsorial
- responsorium
- responsory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: respounse
- Root: respons
- Root: respōnsum

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Response comes 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. Modern senses include a reply to a question, request, or message. and a reaction to something that happens.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as alloresponse, autoresponse, bioresponse, call-and-response, call-response, and chemoresponse and related forms such as respond, responsa, responsal, and responsibility.

## Topics
- Communication

markdown

response

Meanings

Thesaurus

Common collocations

Etymology

Topics

External links

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback