🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Antwort

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈantvɔʁt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Response/rɪˈspɒns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ihre Antwort auf die Einladung war positiv."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A verbal or written answer.

    "Her response to the invitation was positive."
  2. 2

    An action or change in behavior as a result of a stimulus.

    "The patient's response to the treatment was encouraging."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'response' originates from the Latin 'respondere', meaning 'to answer' or 'to reply'. It evolved through Old French 'response', which was adopted into Middle English, reflecting the act of replying or reacting to a stimulus.

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