RESPONSE definition: 1. an answer or reaction: 2. any of the parts sung or said, in some religious ceremonies, by the…. Learn more.

response may imply a quick or spontaneous reaction to a person or thing that serves as a stimulus.

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.

A response is a reaction to a question, experience, or some other type of stimulus. If you cry at sad movies, you're having an emotional response to the drama that's taking place on the screen.

Call and response (music), musical structure Reaction (disambiguation) Request–response Output or response, the result of telecommunications input Response (liturgy), a line …

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