ENGLISH: response - CREOLE: repons



Overview of noun response



The noun response has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (11) response -- (a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa")

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

3. (6) answer, reply, response -- (a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in 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")

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

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

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

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