response

== English == === Etymology === 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”). Doublet of responsum. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɒns/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɑns/ Rhymes: -ɒns Hyphenation: re‧sponse === Noun === response (plural responses) An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply. The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question. An oracular answer. (liturgics) A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant. (liturgics) A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory. A reply to an objection in formal disputation. An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL. A reaction to a stimulus or provocation. ==== Synonyms ==== reaction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “response”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === From English responsible. === Adjective === response Responsible == Latin == === Participle === respōnse vocative masculine singular of respōnsus == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French response. === Noun === response f (plural responses) response ==== Descendants ==== French: réponse == Old French == === Alternative forms === responce respounce (Anglo-Norman) respounse (Anglo-Norman) respunse (Anglo-Norman) === Etymology === Variant of the masculine noun respons (also used as the past participle of respondre), itself a semi-learned word derived from Latin responsus. === Noun === response oblique singular, f (oblique plural responses, nominative singular response, nominative plural responses) response ==== Descendants ==== → English: response French: réponse === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “response”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. respuns on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub (the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub lists the feminine noun repunse under the masculine noun respuns) == Spanish == === Verb === response inflection of responsar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative