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How to pronounce response in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms reply
Type of speech act
Has types rejoinder, echo, counterblast, counter, comeback, answer, replication, retort, non sequitur, return, riposte
Type Words
Synonyms reaction
Type of body process, activity, bodily function, bodily process
Has types tropism, unconditioned reflex, transfusion reaction, taxis, double take, tarchanoff phenomenon, answer, electrical skin response, electrodermal response, reflex response, reflex action, fere phenomenon, galvanic skin response, reflex, gsr, immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, automatism, kinesis, learned reaction, learned response, rebound, psychogalvanic response, physiological reaction, overreaction, passage, passing


his responses have slowed with age.
Type Words
Synonyms reception
Type of salutation, greeting
Type Words
Synonyms answer, reply
Type of statement
Has types rescript, feedback
Derivation responsive
Type Words
Type of phrase
Type Words
Type of event, consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot
Has types reaction


this situation developed in response to events in Africa.
Type Words
Type of mode, manner, fashion, way, style

Examples of response

response
This letter is in response to your Nov. 14 story and Nov. 26 editorial comments.
From the dailyherald.com
More than 42,000 people are currently working as part of the response operation.
From the newsweek.com
Sandberg said his client will file a response to the suit in the next few weeks.
From the stltoday.com
On Tuesday he wiggled his toe in response to a nurse's request, his father said.
From the sacbee.com
The rebels fled in response, and their rudimentary military operation collapsed.
From the sacbee.com
According to Damania, a cell's response to a viral invader is to commit suicide.
From the sciencedaily.com
Extensor motor response is a reflex movement of straightening the arms and legs.
From the sciencedaily.com
The quake drew a remarkable emergency response from the international community.
From the time.com
For many, the slow response is reminiscent of that to the quake in Kobe in 1995.
From the latimes.com
More examples
  • A result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
  • Reaction: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
  • Answer: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
  • Reception: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
  • A phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
  • Reply: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
  • A response is the second half of one of a set of preces, the said or sung answer by the or choir to a versicle said or sung by an officiant or cantor. ...
  • An antiphon (Greek u1F00u03BDu03C4u03AFu03C6u03C9u03BDu03BFu03BD, u1F00u03BDu03C4u03AF "opposite" and u03C6u03C9u03BDu03AE "voice") in Christian music and ritual is a responsory by a choir or congregation, usually in the form of a Gregorian chant, to a psalm or other text in a religious service or musical work.
  • The National War Memorial (also known as The Response), is a tall granite cenotaph with acreted bronze sculptures, that stands in Confederation Square, Ottawa, and serves as the federal war memorial for Canada.