response
ri spons
- n a result
this situation developed in response to events in Africa - n a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
his responses have slowed with age - n a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- n the manner in which something is greeted
- n a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
- n the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
- n the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
- What was his response to that? How closely was he following the intelligence reports about al-Qaeda activity, which had taken an extremely urgent tone by late spring?.