How to spell response

Response is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E. It ends -NSE, with an S, as in sense and tense.

hear itre·sponse/rɪ'spɑns/nounRules and real life

What it means: A reply or reaction to something.

In a sentence: She smiled in response to the funny joke.

Same family: respond, responsive, responsible, responsibility, correspond. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Response” comes from Latin roots meaning “to answer or promise back.” It entered English through Old French, and it’s closely related to the verb “respond” and the adjective “responsible.”

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