response

Words or actions that follow something and show how someone or something reacts to it.

• We received no response.
• The firefighters made a quick response.
• Her body’s response to the medicine surprised the doctor.

How to use it: response to something (The response to our request was positive.); in response to something (They sent supplies in response to the emergency.)

Similar words: reaction, reply

Common phrases: response to something, quick response, positive response

Something said, written, or done as an answer to a question or message.

• Her response was short.
• Did you receive a response to your letter?
• He gave the same response to every question.

How to use it: response to something (I am waiting for a response to my email.)

Similar words: answer, reply

Common phrases: response to something, written response, give a response, in response to