Response I Angry Noun Bre Rɪˈspɒns Rɪˈspɑːns Made

• she made no response.
• in response to your enquiry…
• i received an encouraging response to my advertisement.
• the news provoked an angry response.

response

1. a spoken or written answer
• She made no response.
• In response to your enquiry…
• I received an encouraging response to my advertisement.
2. a reaction to something that has happened or been said
• The news provoked an angry response.
• a positive response
• I knocked on the door but there was no response.
• The product was developed in response to customer demand.
• There has been little response to our appeal for funds.
• We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low (= few people replied).
3. a part of a church service that the people sing or speak as an answer to the part that the priest sings or speaks

Extra Examples

• Due to lack of response the event has been cancelled.
• Due to lack of response we have had to cancel the event.
• Have you had any responses to the advertisement yet?
• He has posted his response on the organization’s website.
• He was not getting the desired response from the audience.
• His comments drew an angry response from the crowd.
• In response, she stormed out of the room.
• My initial response was one of anger.
• That’s the only logical response.
• The World Bank has postponed an official response to the report.
• The immune system springs into action to mount a response against the virus.
• The response from local businesses has been muted.
• These are just a few of the possible responses to this question.
• These images are likely to evoke a strong response in the viewer.
• This is a normal response to feeling abandoned.
• We sent out over 100 letters but the response rate was low.
• We’ll coordinate emergency responses from now on.
• What was their response to the question?
• his delayed response to the event
• incorrect responses in a multiple choice test
• my knee-jerk response to the story
• the immune response to viral infections
• 95% of customers can expect a response to their enquiries within 10 days.
• He quoted the words of another famous leader in response to the journalist’s question.
• I am grateful for the Minister’s sympathetic response to my point.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French respons or Latin responsum ‘something offered in return’, neuter past participle of respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’.