a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
Used in a Sentence
response
How to use response in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for response.
Editorial note
I would also like a response from Sendgrid here.
Examples11
Definitions7
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of response gathered in one view.
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"
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"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for response.
noun
a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
noun
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"
See also: reaction
noun
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"
noun
the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
See also: reception
noun
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
noun
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
See also: reply
noun
the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
Example sentences
I would also like a response from Sendgrid here.
The problem since then has been ramping up the immune response.
I'm looking forward to Aaron's lawyers' response to this statement.
When that calmed down and another officer came by to drop off someone else, I told him what had happened and his only response was "so?
Facebook should give a bug bounty here, due to their lack of due diligence in following up with the initial responses.
My default response to any "good programmer, bad programmer" post:A smart accountant once told me that the answer to "How much money did you make?
They wanted 50ns realtime responses and I had to keep explaining to them that SCO Unix was not an RT OS but they were cornered into the OS by contract and had no choice.
Theresa Preston-Werner's response [2] spends more time avoiding topics than actually covering them.
This deserves a lot more of a response but for now I'll just leave this:Liberty is about the ability of the individual to do things that others disapprove of.
Note to security response teams everywhere: Not all vulnerability reporters speak perfect English, nor are they all experienced in writing up details on how to exploit issues.
If each bounce goes through a team with a 15-minute response time, it can be hours before the right team finally finds out, unless you build a lot of scaffolding and metrics and reporting.- every single one of your peer teams suddenly becomes a potential DOS attacker.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use response in a sentence?
I would also like a response from Sendgrid here.
What does response mean?
a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
What part of speech is response?
response is commonly used as noun.