Meaning

noun a result

noun a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

noun a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō Latin respondeō Latin respōnsumbor. Old French respunsbor. Middle English respounse English response From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use…

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