response

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 114.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

   When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response.

2. noun The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.

   A ready response to questions about wrongdoing

3. noun An oracular answer.
4. noun A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
5. noun A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
6. noun A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
7. noun An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
8. noun A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.

Similar words

answer reply reaction reception respond answering responding responsive responder respondent

Often followed by

to of is in was and from time that

Word family

gave no response give no response gives no response giving no response in response to made no response made/gave no response make no response makes no response making no response