- a result;
"this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
- a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent;
"a bad reaction to the medicine" "his responses have slowed with age"
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation;
"I waited several days for his answer" "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
- the manner in which something is greeted;
"she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
- a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
- the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange;
"he growled his reply"
- the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
