Word a Day
response
What does response mean?
response (noun): an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use response in a sentence?
- When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce response?
/ɹɪˈspɑns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does response come from?
From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of response?
Words related to response
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “response”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “response” mean?
an area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation
Not quite: that's what park means.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Not quite: that's what staff means.
a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads
Not quite: that's what bus means.
an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply
Right! That's what “response” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “response”?
answer
Right!
number
Not quite: number means something else.
school
Not quite: school means something else.
season
Not quite: season means something else.
Learn a word like “response” every day
Word a Day for iPhone quizzes you on a few new words a day and brings each one back for review at growing intervals. Free, no account, no ads.
Coming soon to the App Store