response
Collocations
24(noun.)
ADJ
encouraging, enthusiastic, favourable, good, positive | lukewarm, muted | angry, discouraging, negative | appropriate, correct
inappropriate, incorrect
The student gave an inappropriate response when the teacher asked about his missing homework.
strong
The teacher's announcement about the field trip got a strong response from the excited students.
direct | quick, rapid | slow | automatic, immediate
initial
When we first heard the news, our initial response was to call our parents immediately.
public | natural | behavioural, emotional, physiological, political | verbal, written
immune
Your body's immune response fights off the flu virus within a few days.
VERB + RESPONSE
give, make
get, have, receive
We received a positive response from the hiring manager within two days.
bring/call forth, draw, elicit, evoke, produce, provoke
The comedian's jokes provoked a huge response of laughter from the audience.
RESPONSE + NOUN
rate, time
The company improved its customer response time after hiring more staff.
PREP
in ~ (to)
When the teacher asked a difficult question, several students raised their hands in response.
~ from
We haven't received any response from the customer service team yet.
~ to
The government's response to the crisis was quick and effective.
PHRASES
(a) lack of response
When the company received a lack of response to their survey, they decided to try a different approach.