response
noun/rɪˈspɑːns/
Слово англійською: response
Переклад response українською: відповідь
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] a spoken or written answer
- She made no response.
- We have asked for a meeting and we are awaiting a response.
- response to somebody/something I received an immediate response to my request.
- Here's a quick response to your question.
- in response to something I am writing in response to your enquiry.
- in response Jack just nodded in response.
- We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low (= few people replied).
- [countable, uncountable] a reaction to something that has happened or been said
- The news provoked an angry response.
- to elicit/trigger/evoke a response
- When I suggested changes, I got a very positive response.
- I knocked on the door but there was no response.
- response to somebody/something There has been little response to our appeal for funds.
- in response to somebody/something The product was developed in response to demand.
- [countable, usually plural] a part of a church service that the people sing or speak as an answer to the part that the priest sings or speaks
- The congregation sang the responses.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French respons or Latin responsum ‘something offered in return’, neuter past participle of respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’.