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return vs response

response vs return

return and response both are nouns.

return is a verb but response is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
return Yes No Yes No
response Yes No No No
As nouns, response is a hypernym of return; that is, response is a word with a broader meaning than return:
  • return: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
  • response: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Other hypernyms of return include reply.
return (noun) response (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
a coming to or returning home the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
getting something back again the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble the manner in which something is greeted
a reciprocal group action a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
the act of someone appearing again a result
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return (verb) response (verb)
go back to a previous state
be restored
go back to something earlier
answer back
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
pass down
make a return
give or supply
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
return to a previous position; in mathematics
bring back to the point of departure
pay back
return in kind
give back
be inherited by
elect again
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