noun · neutral
response
UK/rɪˈspɒns/US/rɪˈspɑːns/re·SPONSE
Band 7+speakingtask2
an answer or a reaction to something; in studies, a measurable reaction
Examples
“The patient's response to the treatment was better than expected.”
“We received a high response rate to the online survey.”
“In her presentation she outlined the policy response to unemployment.”
Band 8 sentence
“The policy response to the housing crisis combined short-term subsidies with long-term regulatory reform.”
Collocations
- response rate
- in response to
- positive/negative response
Word family
respond verbresponsive adjective
Common mistakes
reply→response
reaction when meaning response→response
Say it for a higher band
5answer→6reaction→7+response
Synonyms
reply
reaction
Easily confused
reaction
“His reaction to the news was immediate shock.”
reply
“She sent a quick reply to my email.”
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