SkyfireDict

response   (TTS Sound)

The noun response has 7 senses

• response -- (a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa")


• reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")


• answer, reply, response -- (a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics")


• reception, response -- (the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors")


• response -- (a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister)


• reply, response -- (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply")


• response -- (the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals)