response — re‧sponse [rɪˈspɒns ǁ rɪˈspɑːns] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] something done as a reaction to something that has happened: • The company s difficulties have touched off widely differing responses among its five largest shareholders. response… … Financial and business terms
response — Response, Responsum, Responsio. Response doubteuse, Responsum medium. Avoir response, Responsum ferre. Bailler response, Responsum dare. Donner response sur le champ, In numerato habere responsum. Faire response, Dare responsum. Rapporter… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Response — Re*sponse (r?*sp?ns ), n. [OF. response, respons, F. r[ e]ponse, from L. responsum, from respondere. See {Respond}.] 1. The act of responding. [1913 Webster] 2. An answer or reply. Specifically: (a) Reply to an objection in formal disputation. I … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
response — I noun acknowledgment, answer, antiphon, countercharge, counterstatement, explanation, plea, reaction, rebuttal, rejoinder, replication, reply, respondence, responsal, retort, return, riposte, surrebutter, surrejoinder II index acknowledgment… … Law dictionary
response — Response. s. f. Ce qu on respond. Bonne, pertinente réponse. réponse positive, precise. réponse favorable, sotte, impertinente, ridicule. méchante réponse. cette réponse ne satisfait pas. cette réponse est categorique, n est pas categorique.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
response — c.1300, from L. responsum answer, prop. neut. pp. of respondere to respond (see RESPOND (Cf. respond)) … Etymology dictionary
response — answer, reply, rejoinder, retort (see under ANSWER vb 1) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
response — [n] answer, reaction acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk*, comeback, counter, double take*, echo, feedback, hit, kickback*, knee jerk reaction*, lip*, rejoinder, reply, respond, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, sass*, snappy comeback*,… … New thesaurus
response — ► NOUN 1) an instance of responding; an answer or reaction. 2) an excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event … English terms dictionary
response — [ri späns′] n. [ME respounse < ML respons < L responsum, neut. of responsus, pp. of respondere: see RESPOND] 1. something said or done in answer; reply or reaction 2. Eccles. a) a word or words used in replying to or affirming a prayer,… … English World dictionary
