Wiktionary

response

English

edit
 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

edit

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, from re (“again”) + spondeō (“promise”).

Pronunciation

edit
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɒns/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɑns/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒns

Noun

edit

response (plural responses)

  2. An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
  4. The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
  5. An oracular answer.
  6. (liturgics) A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
  7. (liturgics) A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
  8. A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
  9. An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
  10. A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.
    • 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
      As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.

Synonyms

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

Translations

edit

References

edit

Latin

edit

Participle

edit

respōnse

  1. vocative masculine singular of respōnsus

Middle French

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old French response.

Noun

edit

response f (plural responses)

  1. response

Descendants

edit
  • French: réponse

Old French

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Variant of the masculine noun respons (also used as the past participle of respondre), itself a semi-learned word derived from Latin responsus.

Noun

edit

response oblique singular, f (oblique plural responses, nominative singular response, nominative plural responses)

  1. response

Descendants

edit

References

edit

Spanish

edit

Verb

edit

response

  1. inflection of responsar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=response&oldid=80163768"