response

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response is on the Academic Word List.

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Singular
response

Plural
responses

Response is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (countable) A response is some words or actions that happen as a reaction to something else.
    We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but there has been no response so far.
    The police response to these problems has been slow and weak.
    In psychology, a response is a behavior which occurs after a stimulus.

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