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echo vs response

response vs echo

echo and response both are nouns.

echo is a verb but response is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
echo Yes No Yes No
response Yes No No No
As nouns, response is a hypernym of echo; that is, response is a word with a broader meaning than echo:
  • echo: a reply that repeats what has just been said
  • response: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Other hypernyms of echo include reply.
echo (noun) response (noun)
an imitation or repetition a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
a reflected television or radio or radar beam the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a reply that repeats what has just been said the manner in which something is greeted
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
a result
echo (verb) response (verb)
to say again or imitate
ring or echo with sound
bring to mind
Difference between echo and response

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