Response
noun
An answer or reply to something.
His letter was a response to her question.
Often appears as...
- quick response
- immediate response
noun
A reaction to something like an event or process.
The police response time was quick after the alarm went off.
Often appears as...
- emergency response
- physiological response
noun
The act of replying or reacting.
The response to the disaster was immediate.
Often appears as...
- public response
- human response
noun
A positive or negative feedback to a stimulus or situation.
His response to the therapy was remarkable.
Often appears as...
- behavioral response
- conditioned response
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Academic
noun
An answer or reply to something.
His letter was a response to her question.
Often appears as...
- quick response
- immediate response
noun
A reaction to something like an event or process.
The police response time was quick after the alarm went off.
Often appears as...
- emergency response
- physiological response
noun
The act of replying or reacting.
The response to the disaster was immediate.
Often appears as...
- public response
- human response
noun
A positive or negative feedback to a stimulus or situation.
His response to the therapy was remarkable.
Often appears as...
- behavioral response
- conditioned response
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Expect Promptness
Used when expecting a quick answer or decision from someone.
I need your response within the hour.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Flow
Indicates the continuation in conversations, where 'response' shows engagement.
He nodded in response to my comment.
Pro Tip 3/3Effectiveness Gauge
Assesses the appropriateness or success of a reply in context.
Her response defused the tense situation.
Pro Tip 1/3Expect Promptness
Used when expecting a quick answer or decision from someone.
I need your response within the hour.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Flow
Indicates the continuation in conversations, where 'response' shows engagement.
He nodded in response to my comment.
Pro Tip 3/3Effectiveness Gauge
Assesses the appropriateness or success of a reply in context.
Her response defused the tense situation.
Pro Tip 1/3Expect Promptness
Used when expecting a quick answer or decision from someone.
I need your response within the hour.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Flow
Indicates the continuation in conversations, where 'response' shows engagement.
He nodded in response to my comment.
Pro Tip 3/3Effectiveness Gauge
Assesses the appropriateness or success of a reply in context.
Her response defused the tense situation.
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How stress affects your...
plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress because their brains developed more cortisol receptors, which stick to cortisol and dampen the stress response. The pups of negligent moms had the opposite outcome,
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How sugar affects the...
Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead? If you rarely eat sugar or don't eat much at a time, the effect is similar to that of the balanced meal. But if you eat too much, the dopamine response does not level out.
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The benefits of a good...
Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function, during which your body balances and regulates its vital systems, affecting respiration and regulating everything from circulation to growth and immune response.
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The science of...
is more than noticing perfume or cologne. It's able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. These not only convey important physical or genetic information about their source but are able to activate a physiological or behavioral response in the recipient.
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Bill Gates: The next...
It would spread throughout the world very, very quickly. And you can see over 30 million people died from that epidemic. So this is a serious problem. We should be concerned. But in fact, we can build a really good response system.
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response to this perceived threat. That explains the swelling,
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Giant Centipede PIPE...
iguana finds itself at the end of a branch how'd that happen uh-oh the centipede moves in for the moment of truth the iguana considers its options and in a defensive response leaps into the safety of the water below
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Debunking the myths of...
Research has implicated three regions of the brain variously involved in social behavior and complex cognitive planning, voluntary movement, and emotional and motivational responses. The other piece of the puzzle
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How to deal with...
restaurant and I said the words child abuse for the first time out loud I said it playfully so she didn't feel like it was an attack on her and immediately her response was
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What's Hiding in the...
there would be very few animals living but watch this the chorus of light is being made by hundreds of small deep sea creatures which are flashing in response to my light
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How stress affects your...
plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress because their brains developed more cortisol receptors, which stick to cortisol and dampen the stress response. The pups of negligent moms had the opposite outcome,
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead? If you rarely eat sugar or don't eat much at a time, the effect is similar to that of the balanced meal. But if you eat too much, the dopamine response does not level out.
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function, during which your body balances and regulates its vital systems, affecting respiration and regulating everything from circulation to growth and immune response.
Video examples
The science of...
is more than noticing perfume or cologne. It's able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. These not only convey important physical or genetic information about their source but are able to activate a physiological or behavioral response in the recipient.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
It would spread throughout the world very, very quickly. And you can see over 30 million people died from that epidemic. So this is a serious problem. We should be concerned. But in fact, we can build a really good response system.
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response to this perceived threat. That explains the swelling,
Video examples
Giant Centipede PIPE...
iguana finds itself at the end of a branch how'd that happen uh-oh the centipede moves in for the moment of truth the iguana considers its options and in a defensive response leaps into the safety of the water below
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
Research has implicated three regions of the brain variously involved in social behavior and complex cognitive planning, voluntary movement, and emotional and motivational responses. The other piece of the puzzle
Video examples
How to deal with...
restaurant and I said the words child abuse for the first time out loud I said it playfully so she didn't feel like it was an attack on her and immediately her response was
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
there would be very few animals living but watch this the chorus of light is being made by hundreds of small deep sea creatures which are flashing in response to my light
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Quote examples
Jason Robert Brown
American Musician
Comedy is drama. I think that if your characters are feeling something that is very real, then they have to respond in a way that feels real to them, and some situations, the only response you could possibly have is to respond in a way that's so extreme that people are going to laugh.
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Yehuda Amichai
Israeli Poet
I've often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself.
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Queen Elizabeth II
English Royalty
The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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James Rodriguez
Colombian Athlete
When you get kicked, you must know that the response is to play better. That is the way I have always thought. That is an extra motivation for me to play better.
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Jane D. Hull
American Politician
The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
American Actor
Romance is important, but to have a friend you can use as a mirror, who can give you an objective response, that's what's really important.
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Christina Aguilera
American Musician
When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things.
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Chris Chibnall
English Writer
I'm incredibly grateful and humbled by the response 'Broadchurch' got.
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Jason Robert Brown
American Musician
Comedy is drama. I think that if your characters are feeling something that is very real, then they have to respond in a way that feels real to them, and some situations, the only response you could possibly have is to respond in a way that's so extreme that people are going to laugh.
Quote examples
Yehuda Amichai
Israeli Poet
I've often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics.
Quote examples
Norman Cousins
American Author
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself.
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Queen Elizabeth II
English Royalty
The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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James Rodriguez
Colombian Athlete
When you get kicked, you must know that the response is to play better. That is the way I have always thought. That is an extra motivation for me to play better.
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Jane D. Hull
American Politician
The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
American Actor
Romance is important, but to have a friend you can use as a mirror, who can give you an objective response, that's what's really important.
Quote examples
Christina Aguilera
American Musician
When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things.
Quote examples
Chris Chibnall
English Writer
I'm incredibly grateful and humbled by the response 'Broadchurch' got.
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