Definitions of answer [ˈæn sər, ˈɑn-]

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Definition of 'answer'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) answer
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.

2.  answer
a correct response to a question.

3.  answer
an equivalent or approximation; counterpart:
the French answer to the Beatles.

4.  answer
an action serving as a reply or response:
The answer was a volley of fire.

5.  answer
a solution to a problem, esp. in mathematics.

6.  answer
a reply to a charge or accusation.

7.  answer
the defendant's reply to the plaintiff's charge.

8. (v.i.) answer
to speak or write in response; make answer; reply.

9.  answer
to respond by an act or motion:
He answered with a right to the jaw.

10.  answer
to act or suffer in consequence (usu. fol. by for).

11.  answer
to be or declare oneself responsible or accountable (usu. fol. by for):
I will answer for his safety.

12.  answer
to be satisfactory or serve (usu. fol. by for).

13.  answer
to conform; correspond (usu. fol. by to):
She answered to the description.

14. (v.t.) answer
to speak or write in response to; reply to.

15.  answer
to act or move in response to:
Answer the doorbell.

16.  answer
to solve or present a solution of.

17.  answer
to serve or fulfill:
This will answer the purpose.

18.  answer
to discharge (a responsibility, claim, debt, etc.).

19.  answer
to conform or correspond to:
This dog answers your description.

20.  answer
to reply or respond favorably to:
to answer a request.

21.  answer
to atone for; make amends for.

22.  answer
answer back, to reply impertinently.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME andswerien, OE andswerian, andswarian, der. of andswaru an answer =and- opposite, facing (cf. and , along ) + Gmc *swarō, der. of swear)

Definition of 'answer'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) answer, reply, response
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
"I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"

2. (noun) solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

3. (noun) answer
the speech act of replying to a question

4. (noun) answer
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

5. (verb) answer
a nonverbal reaction
"his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"

6. (verb) answer, reply, respond
react verbally
"She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

7. (verb) answer
respond to a signal
"answer the door"; "answer the telephone"

8. (verb) answer
give the correct answer or solution to
"answer a question"; "answer the riddle"

9. (verb) answer, resolve
understand the meaning of
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"

10. (verb) answer
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
"The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"

11. (verb) answer
be liable or accountable
"She must answer for her actions"

12. (verb) suffice, do, answer, serve
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
"A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

13. (verb) answer
match or correspond
"The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"

14. (verb) answer
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
"This may answer her needs"

15. (verb) answer
react to a stimulus or command
"The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"

Definition of 'answer'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) answer
another one
a reply or response
an answer to my letter; Give me your answer tomorrow.; I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer.

2.  answer
a solution to a test question
the right/wrong answer; to know the answer

3.  answer
a solution to a problem
an answer to the energy crisis

4. (verb) answer
≠ ask
to answer a question; He answered that he didn't know.; You don't have to answer right now.

5.  answer
to respond to a knock or ring
to answer the telephone; Don't answer the door.; No-one answered.

6.  answer
to give a solution to a test question
to answer correctly

Definition of 'answer'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) answer
to speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation

2. (noun) answer
to speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to

3. (noun) answer
to respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute

4. (noun) answer
to be or act in return or response to

5. (noun) answer
to be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell

6. (noun) answer
to render account to or for

7. (noun) answer
to atone; to be punished for

8. (noun) answer
to be opposite to; to face

9. (noun) answer
to be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay

10. (noun) answer
to be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit

11. (noun) answer
a reply to a change; a defense

12. (noun) answer
something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply

13. (noun) answer
something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action

14. (noun) answer
a solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the answer to a problem

15. (noun) answer
a counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill

16. (verb) answer
to speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response

17. (verb) answer
to make a satisfactory response or return

18. (verb) answer
to render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; as, the man must answer to his employer for the money intrusted to his care

19. (verb) answer
to be or act in return

20. (verb) answer
to be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; as, gypsum answers as a manure on some soils

21. (verb) answer
to be opposite, or to act in opposition

22. (verb) answer
to be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer

23. (verb) answer
to be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with to

Translation of 'answer'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person She refused to give an answer to his questions.
Afrikaans: antwoord	Arabic: جَواب	Bulgarian: отоговор
Brazilian: resposta	Czech: odpověď	German: die Antwort
Danish: svar	Greek: απάντηση	Spanish: respuesta, contestación
Estonian: vastus	Farsi: جواب	Finnish: vastaus
French: réponse	Hebrew: תְשוּבָה	Hindi: उत्तर
Croatian: odgovor	Hungarian: válasz, felelet	Indonesian: jawaban
Icelandic: svar	Italian: risposta	Japanese: 答え
Korean: 대답	Lithuanian: atsakymas	Latvian: atbilde
Malay: jawapan	Dutch: antwoord	Norwegian: svar
Polish: odpowiedź	Persian: جواب	Pashto: ځواب
Portuguese: resposta	Romanian: răspuns	Russian: ответ
Slovak: odpoveď	Slovenian: odgovor	Serbian: odgovor
Swedish: svar	Thai: คำตอบ	Turkish: cevap
Taiwanese: 回答	Ukrainian: відповідь	Urdu: جواب
Vietnamese: câu trả lời	Chinese: 回答
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