What does answer mean?
Definitions for answer
ˈæn sər, ˈɑn-an·swer
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word answer.
Princeton's WordNet
answer, reply, response(noun)
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"
solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent(noun)
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"
answer(noun)
the speech act of replying to a question
answer(noun)
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
answer(verb)
a nonverbal reaction
"his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
answer, reply, respond(verb)
react verbally
"She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
answer(verb)
respond to a signal
"answer the door"; "answer the telephone"
answer(verb)
give the correct answer or solution to
"answer a question"; "answer the riddle"
answer, resolve(verb)
understand the meaning of
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
answer(verb)
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
"The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
answer(verb)
be liable or accountable
"She must answer for her actions"
suffice, do, answer, serve(verb)
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"
answer(verb)
match or correspond
"The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
answer(verb)
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
"This may answer her needs"
answer(verb)
react to a stimulus or command
"The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
Webster Dictionary
Answer(noun)
to speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation
Answer(noun)
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
Answer(noun)
to respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute
Answer(noun)
to be or act in return or response to
Answer(noun)
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
Answer(noun)
to render account to or for
Answer(noun)
to atone; to be punished for
Answer(noun)
to be opposite to; to face
Answer(noun)
to be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay
Answer(noun)
to be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit
Answer(verb)
to speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response
Answer(verb)
to make a satisfactory response or return
Answer(verb)
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
Answer(verb)
to be or act in return
Answer(verb)
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
Answer(verb)
to be opposite, or to act in opposition
Answer(verb)
to be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer
Answer(verb)
to be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with to
Answer(noun)
a reply to a change; a defense
Answer(noun)
something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply
Answer(noun)
something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action
Answer(noun)
a solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the answer to a problem
Answer(noun)
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
Origin: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]
Freebase
Answer
The Answer is the name of two fictional comic book characters, owned by Marvel Comics and appearing in that company's Marvel Universe. Aaron Nicholson first appeared in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #92. After his "death", S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, David Ferrari took the name of Answer in Captain America vol. 3 #42.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Answer
an′sėr, v.t. to reply to: to satisfy or solve: to repay: to suit: to suffer the consequences of.—v.i. to reply: to reply favourably: to act in conformity with, as 'to answer the helm:' to be accountable for (with for): to correspond: to be advantageous to: to turn out well.—n. a reply: a solution.—adj. An′swerable, able to be answered: accountable: suitable: equivalent: proportional (with to).—adv. An′swerably.—n. An′swerer.—adv. An′swerless. [A.S. andswar-ian—andswaru; and-, against, swerian, to swear.]
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1217
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #690
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Nouns Frequency: #359
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Verbs Frequency: #226
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of answer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of answer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of answer in a Sentence
The answer is no.
The answer is yes.
The answer is: yes.
Abigail Van Buren in reply to the question: "Why do Jews always answer a question with a question?":
How should they answer?
They could be the answer.
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Translations for answer
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- antwoordAfrikaans
- أجاب, رد, رَدٌّ, إِجَابَةٌ, جَوَابٌ, إجابةArabic
- cavabAzerbaijani
- яуапBashkir
- адка́зваць, адказа́ць, адка́зBelarusian
- отвръщам, отговарям, подхождам, о́тговор, реше́ниеBulgarian
- উত্তরBengali
- respontBreton
- respondre, respostaCatalan, Valencian
- жопChechen
- rispostaCorsican
- odpovědět, odpověďCzech
- отъвѣтъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- atebWelsh
- svare, svarDanish
- antworten, Antwort, LösungGerman
- απαντώ, ανταποκρίνομαι, ανταπαντώ, αποκρούω, αποκρίνομαι, απόκρουση, λύση, απάντηση, απόκριση, ανταπάντησηGreek
- respondi, repliko, respondoEsperanto
- servir, responder, contestar, contestación, respuestaSpanish
- vastama, vastusEstonian
- erantzunBasque
- جواب دادن, پاسخ دادن, پیواژ, پاسخ, جوابPersian
- vastata, vastine, vastaus, ratkaisuFinnish
- svara, svarFaroese
- répondre, solution, réponseFrench
- freagair, freagraIrish
- freagair, freagairtScottish Gaelic
- responder, contestar, respostaGalician
- જવાબ, ઉત્તરGujarati
- מענה, תשובהHebrew
- उत्तर देना, जवाब देना, जवाब, उत्तरHindi
- válaszol, válasz, megoldásHungarian
- պատասխանել, պատասխանArmenian
- responderInterlingua
- jawabIndonesian
- respondo, repliko, solvoIdo
- ansa, svara, ans, svarIcelandic
- rispondere, rispostaItalian
- 答える, 返事, 解答, 応答, 答え, 返答, 回答Japanese
- პასუხობს, პასუხიGeorgian
- жауапKazakh
- ពាក្យឆ្លើយKhmer
- 회답, 대답Korean
- جێ بهجێ, وهڵامKurdish
- жоопKyrgyz
- responsumLatin
- äntweren, Léisung, ÄntwertLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຕອບ, ຄຳຕອບLao
- atsakymasLithuanian
- atbildēt, atbildeLatvian
- одговара, соодветствува, одговор, решение, о́дговорMacedonian
- хариуMongolian
- jawab, jawaban, jawapan, penyelesaianMalay
- ထူး, အဖြေBurmese
- beantwoorden, antwoorden, antwoordDutch
- tilfredsstille, svare, oppfylle, svar, løsningNorwegian
- respónder, respondre, responsaOccitan
- odpowiedzieć, odpowiadać, odpowiedźPolish
- responder, atender, respostaPortuguese
- rispunder, respunder, raspunder, respuonderRomansh
- răspunde, soluționa, răspuns, soluționare, rezolvare, soluțieRomanian
- отве́тить, соотве́тствовать, отвеча́ть, отве́т, реше́ние, о́тповедьRussian
- arraspundi, respúndiri, rispòndhere, rispònnereSardinian
- одгово́рити, odgovóriti, јавити, о̏дгово̄р, rešénje, реше́ње, rješénje, ȍdgovōr, рјеше́њеSerbo-Croatian
- odpovedať, odpoveďSlovak
- odgovoriti, rešitev, odgovorSlovene
- përgjigjeAlbanian
- svara, svarSwedish
- jibu, jawabuSwahili
- விடைTamil
- సమాధానం, పరిష్కారం, జవాబుTelugu
- жавобTajik
- ตอบ, คำตอบThai
- jogapTurkmen
- yanıt, cevapTurkish
- җавапTatar
- відповісти́, відповіда́ти, ві́дповідьUkrainian
- جواب دینا, جواب, اترUrdu
- javobUzbek
- trả lời, câu trả lờiVietnamese
- ענטפֿערYiddish
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