responsive

re·spon·sive

 (rĭ-spŏn′sĭv)

adj.

1. Answering or replying; responding.

2. Readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts: a responsive student.

3. Containing or using responses: responsive reading; responsive liturgy.

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re·spon′sive·ly adv.

re·spon′sive·ness n.

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responsive

(rɪˈspɒnsɪv)

adj

1. reacting or replying quickly or favourably, as to a suggestion, initiative, etc

2. (Physiology) (of an organism) reacting to a stimulus

reˈsponsively adv

reˈsponsiveness n

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re•spon•sive

(rɪˈspɒn sɪv)

adj.

1. responding readily and sympathetically; receptive.

2. characterized by the use of responses.

re•spon′sive•ly, adv.

re•spon′sive•ness, re•spon•siv′i•ty, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	responsive - containing or using responses; alternating; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal laughter" antiphonal
	2.	responsive - readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light" sensitive - being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs" unresponsive - not responding to some influence or stimulus
	3.	responsive - reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons" reactive sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

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responsive

adjective sensitive, open, aware, sharp, alive, forthcoming, sympathetic, awake, susceptible, receptive, reactive, perceptive, impressionable, quick to react She was an easy, responsive little girl.
silent, insensitive, unsympathetic, apathetic, impassive, unresponsive

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responsive

adjective

1. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli:

impressible, impressionable, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptible, susceptive.

2. Ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas:

acceptant, amenable, open, open-minded, receptive.

3. Easily approached:

accessible, approachable, welcoming.

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Translations

مُسْتَجيد، مُتَجاوِب، سَريع الإسْتِجابَه

dobře reagující

modtageligvelvilligvenlig

aufgeschlossen

sensible

sem svarar/bregst vel viî; móttækilegur

sensibile

kladne reagujúci

duyarlıhassashemen reaksiyon gösteren

反应热烈或良好的

responsive

[rɪsˈpɒnsɪv] ADJ

1. (= sensitive) → sensible
to be responsive to sth → ser sensible a algo

2. (= interested) (gen) → interesado; [audience] → que reacciona con entusiasmo, que reacciona con interés
he was not very responsive → apenas dio muestras de interés

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responsive

[rɪˈspɒnsɪv] adj

(= alert, receptive) [person, child, audience] → réactif/ive

(= prepared to react) to be responsive to sth → être sensible à qch
The police try to be responsive to the needs of the community → La police essaie d'être sensible aux besoins de la communauté.

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responsive

adj

person, audience → interessiert, mitgehend; steering, brakes, motor → leicht reagierend or ansprechend; to be responsive to something → auf etw (acc) → reagieren or ansprechen; to be responsive to somebody’s needs → auf jds Bedürfnisse eingehen; to be responsive to antibiotics → auf Antibiotika ansprechen; he wasn’t very responsive when I suggested it to him → er war nicht sehr begeistert, als ich ihm das vorschlug; the pupils weren’t very responsive → die Schüler machten nicht richtig mit; he wasn’t very responsive (to my complaint) → er ging kaum darauf ein

(form, = answering) smile, gesture → in Erwiderung; the dog gave a responsive wag of his tail → der Hund reagierte mit einem Schwanzwedeln

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responsive

[rɪˈspɒnsɪv] adj (audience, class, pupil) → che reagisce bene; (to affection) → affettuoso/a; (to needs) responsive to → sensibile a
he has a very responsive nature → è un tipo molto aperto

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respond

(rəˈspond) verb

(with to).

1. to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc. He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond. antwoord يُجيب отговарям corresponder odpovědět, reagovat antworten svare απαντώ, αποκρίνομαιresponder; reaccionar vastama پاسخ دادن؛ واکنش نشان دادن vastata répondre, réagir לַעֲנוֹת उत्तर देना odgovoriti (riječima) válaszol menanggapi svara rispondere 答える 대답하다 atsakyti, reaguoti atbildēt; atsaukties menjawab reagerensvare, reagere på odpowiedzieć, zareagować ځوابول، ځوابوركول، عكس العمل ښكاره كول corresponder a răspunde; a reacţiona отвечать; реагировать odpovedať, reagovať odzvati se odgovoriti svara ตอบ cevap vermek 回答 відповідати جواب دینا trả lời 作答

2. to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment. His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs. reageer يَسْتَجيب реагирам responder reagovat ansprechen være modtagelig αντιδρώ θετικά, ανταποκρίνομαιresponder reageerima واکنش مثبت نشان دادن reagoida répondre à לְהָגִיב प्रतिक्रिया करना reagiranje reagál bereaksi svara, bregðast við rispondere 反応する 좋은 반응을 나타내다 pasiduoti padoties ārstēšanai tindak-balas reageren reagere på, vise tegn til bedring poddawać się عكس العمل ښكاره كول responder a răspunde (la) поддаваться reagovať odzvati se (na kaj) odgovoriti svara, reagera ตอบสนอง iyi sonuç vermek 對治療有良好反應 піддаватися (лікуванню) بہتری آنا یا لانا phản ứng 有反应，见起色，有效果

3. (of vehicles etc) to be guided easily by controls. The pilot said the plane did not respond to the controls. reageer يَتَجاوَب مع أوامِر، يُلَبِّي реагирам obedecer reagovat reagieren lystre; reagere αντιδρώ, ανταποκρίνομαιresponder kuuletuma واکنش نشان دادن vastata répondre à לְהָגִיב बदले में कुछ करना या कहना reagirati na reagál bereaksi svara, bregðast við rispondere 反応する 반응하다 reaguoti reaģēt kawal reageren reagere på reagować عكس العمل ښكاره كول obedecer a răspunde (la) слушаться руля reagovať odzivati se odgovarati lyda ตอบสนอง uymak, cevap vermek (機器等)容易受控制 реагувати قابو میں ہونا یا کرنا chịu sự điều khiển （机械操作方面的）反应

reˈsponse (-s) noun

1. a reply or reaction. Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response. reaksie رَد، جَواب، إجابَه отговор resposta odpověď, reakce die Antwort svar; reaktion απάντηση, ανταπόκριση, αντίδρασηrespuesta; reacción vastukaja پاسخ؛ واکنش vastaus réponse, réactionתשובה, תגובה उत्तर odgovor reagálás tanggapan, respons svar, viðbragð risposta, reazione 反応 응답 atsakymas, reakcija reakcija; atbilde; atsaucība balasan reactierespons, reaksjonreakcja, odpowiedź ځواب، غبر ګون، عكس العل resposta răs­puns; reacţie ответ; отклик odpoveď, reakcia odziv odgovor svar, gensvar คำตอบ; การตอบสนอง cevap, tepki 回答 відповідь جواب sự trả lời; sự phản ứng 回答

2. (usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest. gemeenteparty كَلِمات يُرَدِّدُها المُصَلّون بعد الكاهِن ектения responso odpověď die Antwort korsvar αντιφώνηση (πληθ.) responsorio vastulaul پاسخ به دعا مانند آمین vastaus répons מַעֲנֵה בִּתפִילָה प्रतिक्रिया, ईसाइयों में प्रार्थना-पाठ के उत्तर में गाया जाने वाला भजन litanije, odgovaranje (vjernika misniku u crkvi) responsorium, felelet tanggapan svar (safnaðar/kórs) risposta 応唱 응답 성가 atsakinėjimas atbilde ucapan dari jemaah responsoriekorsvarodpowiedź آمين ويل responso răspuns ответствие odpoveď odpevanje odgovor svar, responsorium การขานรับ kilisede cemaatin söylediği parça 會眾輪流應答(吟唱的)祈禱文 відповідь جوابی عمل phụ xướng （礼拜仪式中会众同牧师）轮流应答或吟唱的祈祷文应唱圣歌

reˌsponsiˈbility (-sə-) – plural reˌsponsiˈbilities – noun

1. something which a person has to look after, do etc. He takes his responsibilities very seriously. pligte مَسْؤولِيَّه отговорност responsabilidade odpovědnost die Verantwortung ansvar ευθύνη, καθήκονresponsabilidad kohustus مسئولیت vastuu responsabilitéאחריות उत्तरदायित्व, जवाबदेही, जिम्मेदारी dužnost, obveza kötelesség tanggung jawab ábyrgð, ábyrgðarhlutverk responsabilità 義務 책임져야 할 것 pareiga pienākums tanggungan verantwoordelijkheid ansvarobowiązek ځواب، ګرمتيا، مسئوليت، ذمه وارى، ټټروهنه په غاړه اخيستنه ، باور،باورى توب responsabilidade responsabilitate обязанность zodpovednosť odgovornost odgovornost plikt ความรับผิดชอบ sorumluluk 責任 обов'язок, зобов'язання ذمے داری trách nhiệm 责任，职责

2. the state of having important duties. a position of responsibility. pligte مَسْؤولِيّات задължение responsabilidade odpovědnost die Verantwortung ansvar ευθύνηresponsabilidad vastutus وظیفه vastuullisuus responsabilitéאחריות जवाबदेही, ज़िम्मेदारी, कार्यभार, ज़िम्मेदारी या उत्तरदायित्व का काम odgovornost, dužnost kötelezettség penting ábyrgð, ábyrgðarhlutverk responsabilità 責任 의무 atsakomybė atbildība tanggungjawab verantwoordelijkheid ansvarodpowiedzialność مسئوليت responsabilidade răspundere ответственность zodpovednosť odgovornost odgovornost ansvar ภาระ sorumluluk 職責 зобов'язанність فرض منصبی sự quan trọng 职责

3. the state of being responsible. his responsibility for the accident. verantwoordelikheid مسؤولِيَّه عن، تَبِعَه отговорност responsabilidade odpovědnost die Verantwortlichkeit ansvarlig ευθύνη, υπευθυνότηταresponsabilidad vastutus ضمانت edesvastuu responsabilitéאחריות उत्तरदायित्व uračunljivost felelősség tanggung jawab ábyrgð responsabilità 責任 책임 atsakomybė atbildība bertanggungjawab verantwoordelijkheid ansvarodpowiedzialność ذمه وارى responsabilidade responsabilitate ответственность zodpovednosť odgovornost odgovornost ansvar ความรับผิดชอบ sorumlu olma 負責 відповідальність احساس ذمہ داری trách nhiệm 责任，负责任

reˈsponsible (-səbl) adjective

1. having a duty to see that something is done etc. We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip. verantwoordelik مَسْؤول عن отговорен responsável odpovědný verantwortlich ansvarlig υπεύθυνοςresponsable vastutav مسئول vastaava responsableאחראי उत्तरदायी, जिम्मेदार imati odgovornost, biti zadužen (za nešto ili nekog) felelős bertanggung jawab ábyrgur responsabile 責任のある 책임을 져야 할 atsakingas atbildīgs menguruskan verantwoordelijkansvarligodpowiedzialny ځواب وركوونكى، ځواب وركړونى، مسئول، ګرم، ذمه دارباورى، دباوروړ responsável responsabil ответственный zodpovedný odgovoren odgovoran ansvarig เป็นภาระหน้าที่ sorumlu 負責的 відповідальний جواب دہ có trách nhiệm 负责的

2. (of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions. The job of manager is a very responsible post. verantwoordelik عَمَلٌ فيه مسؤوليَّه отговорен de responsabilidade odpovědný verantwortlich ansvarsfuld υπεύθυνος, με ευθύνες de responsabilidad vastutav مسئولیت دار vastuullinen comportant des responsabilités אחראי नैतिकरूप से उत्तरदायी odgovoran felelősségteljes penuh tanggung jawab ábyrgðarmikill di responsabilità 責任の重い 책임이 따르는 atsakingas atbildīgs tanggungjawab yang besar verantwoordelijkansvarsfullodpowiedzialny مسئول de responsabilidade plin de respon­sa­bilităţi важный zodpovedný odgovoren odgovoran ansvarsfull ที่ต้องรับผิดชอบ sorumluluk gerektiren 責任重大的 відповідальний ذمہ دار quan trọng 责任重大的

3. (with for) being the cause of something. Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet? verantwoordelik مَسؤول عن، مَن تَقَع عليْهِ تَبِعَه отговорен responsável odpovědný (za) schuld skyld i; ansvarlig υπεύθυνος, υπαίτιος responsable de vastutav عامل olla vastuussa responsable de אַחֲרַאי לְ- व्यक्तिगत जिम्मेदारी odgovoran vminek az oka bertanggung jawab bera ábyrgð á responsabile ～のせい ...을 초래하는 kaltas vainīgs bertanggungjawab verantwoordelijkansvarligodpowiedzialny, winny عامل responsável vi­no­vat/responsabil de ответственный zodpovedný (za) odgovoren odgovoran skyldig รับผิดชอบ sorumlu 應負責的 відповідальний جواب دہ chịu trách nhiệm 应对...负责

4. (of a person) able to be trusted; sensible. We need a responsible person for this job. verantwoordelik جدير بالثِّقَة надежден responsável spolehlivý zuverlässig ansvarsbevidst υπεύθυνος, με αίσθηση υπευθυνότητας, αξιόπιστοςresponsable, digno de confianza vastutustundlik متعهد؛ مسئول vastuuntuntoinen digne de confianceאחראי किसीकाम के लिये जिम्मेदार होना odgovoran megbízható bertanggung jawab ábyrgur, áreiðanlegur responsabile 責任感のある 신뢰할 수 있는 patikimas, protingas uzticams penuh rasa tanggungjawab verantwoordelijkansvarsbevisst, påliteligodpowiedzialny مسول responsável demn de încredere надёжный spoľahlivý, rozvážny zanesljiv odgovoran ansvarskännande เชื่อถือได้ sorumluluk yüklenebilir, güvenilir 有責任感的 відповідальний قابل اعتماد đáng tin cậy 有责任心的

5. (with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions). The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions. verantwoordelik مَسؤول عَن отговорен responsável zodpovědný (za) zurechnungsfähig ansvarlig υπεύθυνοςresponsable vastutusvõimeline مسئوال syyntakeinen responsable אַחֲרַאי ל- उत्तरदायी uračunljiv felel(ős) vmiért menyadari ábyrgur gerða sinna responsabile 善悪の判断ができる 통제 능력이 있는 atsakingas, pakaltinamas atbildīgs (par savu rīcību); pieskaitāms boleh mengawal verantwoordelijktilregneligodpowiedzialny مسول responsável responsabil отвечающий за свои действия zodpovedný (za) prišteven odgovoran ansvarig, tillräknelig ที่สามารถควบคุมได้ sorumlu 有能力(對個人行為)負責的 відповідальний بااختیار gây ra cái gì 有责任的

reˈsponsibly (-sə-) adverb

in a trustworthy or serious way. Do try to behave responsibly. verantwoordelik بصورةٍ مَسْؤولَه отговорно responsavelmente odpovědně verantwortungsvoll ansvarsbevidst υπεύθυναresponsablemente, con seriedad vastutustundlikult وظایفه شناسانه vastuullisesti avec sérieux בְּצוּרָה אַחֲרַאִית जिम्मेदारी से odgovorno felelősen secara bertanggung jawab alvarlega; með ábyrgð in modo responsabile 責任をもって 책임감 있게 atsakingai, protingai ar atbildības izjūtu secara bertanggungjawab verantwoordelijkansvarlig odpowiedzialnie دنده responsavelmente (în mod) responsabil ответственно zodpovedne odgovorno odgovorno ansvarsfullt, ansvarskännande โดยรับผิดชอบ sorumlulukla 盡責地 відповідально ذمہ داری سے một cách có trách nhiệm 尽职尽责地

reˈsponsive (-siv) adjective

(negative unresponsive). a responsive, kindly girl; a responsive smile; The disease is responsive to treatment. reagerend مُسْتَجيد، مُتَجاوِب، سَريع الإسْتِجابَه отзивчив receptivo dobře reagující aufgeschlossen velvillig; venlig; modtagelig που ανταποκρίνεται que reacciona; interesado; sensible tundlik, vastuvõtlik پاسخ گو؛ واکنشی vastaanottavainen qui réagit bien (à) מְגִיב בִּמְהִירוּת उत्तरदायी, संवेदनशील prijemljiv, pun razumijevanja érzékeny, fogékony tanggap sem svarar/bregst vel við; móttækilegur comprensivo; 反応する 반응을 보이는 jautrus, atsakomasis, pasiduodantis Slimība padodas ārstēšanai. mempunyai tindak balas ontvankelijk, reagerend op sympatisk, velvillig; som lar seg behandle wrażliwy ځوابوركوونكى، عكس العمل ښګاره كوونكى: حساس،ژر پوهيدونكى receptivo sensibil, înţelegător отзывчивый; реагирующий sympatický; kladne reagujúci razumevajoč; dovzeten koji reaguje förstående, lyhörd, mottaglig, påverkbar ซึ่งตอบสนอง duyarlı, hassas, hemen reaksiyon gösteren 有回應的，起反應的 чуйний رد عمل ظاہر کرنے والا dễ dàng; thuận lợi 反应热烈或良好的敏感的

reˈsponsively adverb

reagerend باسْتِجابَةٍ سَريعَه отзивчиво receptivamente sympaticky aufgeschlossen velvilligt; modtageligt με (αντ)απόκριση reaccionando con interés/entusiasmo tundlikult به طور پذیزا؛ عکس العمل دار myötämielisesti avec sympathie בְּהֵיעָנוּת अनुक्रिया शीलता से prijemljivo, puno razumijevanja érzékenyen, fogékonyan dengan simpati móttækilega; vinsamlega comprensivamente 敏感に 반응하여 jautriai atsaucīgi secara tindak balas invoelend velvillig, mottakelig wrażliwie عكس العمل ښګاره كوونكى receptivamente cu înţelegere отзывчиво sympaticky razumevajoče reagujući mottagligt อย่างตอบสนอง cevap vererek 有回應地，起反應地 чуйно رد عمل کے طور پر đáp ứng nhiệt tình 应答的，易感应的敏感地

reˈsponsiveness noun

reageer إسْتِجابَه، تَجاوُب отзивчивост receptividade citlivost die Aufgeschlossenheit modtagelighed απόκρισηinterés; sensibilidad tundlikkus تفاهم myötämielisyys bonne réaction à היענות अनुक्रियता, अनुक्रियाशीलता से prijemljivost érzékenység, fogékonyság tanggapan positif e-r sem bregst vel við comprensione 感じやすさ 반응성 jautrumas atsaucība; atsaucīgums tindak balas ontvankelijkheidvelvillighet, mottakelighet wrażliwość تفاهم receptividade înţelegere отзывчивость citlivosť dovzetnost reagovanje mottaglighet การตอบสนอง cevap verme, hassasiyet 有回應，起反應 чуйність جواب دہی sự đáp ứng nhiệt tình 响应性，反应性敏感

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