Definitions for answer
ˈæn sər, ˈɑn-an·swer

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. answer(noun)

   the speech act of replying to a question

4. 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

5. answer(verb)

   a nonverbal reaction

   "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"

6. answer, reply, respond(verb)

   react verbally

   "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

7. answer(verb)

   respond to a signal

   "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"

8. answer(verb)

   give the correct answer or solution to

   "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"

9. answer, resolve(verb)

   understand the meaning of

   "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"

10. answer(verb)

    give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)

    "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"

11. answer(verb)

    be liable or accountable

    "She must answer for her actions"

12. 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"

13. answer(verb)

    match or correspond

    "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"

14. answer(verb)

    be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of

    "This may answer her needs"

15. answer(verb)

    react to a stimulus or command

    "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"

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1. Answer(noun)

   to speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

2. 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

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

3. Answer(noun)

   to respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

4. Answer(noun)

   to be or act in return or response to

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

5. 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

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

6. Answer(noun)

   to render account to or for

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

7. Answer(noun)

   to atone; to be punished for

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

8. Answer(noun)

   to be opposite to; to face

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

9. Answer(noun)

   to be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay

   Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

10. Answer(noun)

    to be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

11. Answer(verb)

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

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

12. Answer(verb)

    to make a satisfactory response or return

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

13. 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

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

14. Answer(verb)

    to be or act in return

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

15. 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

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

16. Answer(verb)

    to be opposite, or to act in opposition

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

17. Answer(verb)

    to be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

18. 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

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

19. Answer(noun)

    a reply to a change; a defense

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

20. Answer(noun)

    something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

21. Answer(noun)

    something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

22. Answer(noun)

    a solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the answer to a problem

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

23. 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

    Etymology: [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]

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1. 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.

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1. 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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1. answer

   An effective and efficient solution.

   The answer is simple, the solution is easy as we work together in unity to create the solutions we choose in order of priority.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

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1. answer

   The answer symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the answer symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1217

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #690

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Nouns Frequency: #359

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'answer' in Verbs Frequency: #226

How to pronounce answer?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say answer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of answer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of answer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of answer in a Sentence

1. Anuj Somany:

   If the option given to the population in an online poll is only between 'A' and 'B', then the right answer is usually 'C' and when it is between 'YES' and 'NO', the correct reply is 'NONE' often.

2. Peter Kahn:

   It's about giving people a voice, a Complicated Answer.

3. Wimonchat Jittalom:

   I was so proud, not only did he understand the question, but he was able to answer correctly!

4. Nancy Writebol:

   So it did give us a platform on which to speak and to raise the level of answer for West Africa.

5. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Mumbai never ceases to amaze me, even after more than three decades since I left that city of dichotomies. The paradoxes are perplexing as much as disturbing, e.g. extreme riches juxtaposed with excruciating poverty; indifferent and hard-hearted people co-existing with amazingly generous and exceptionally kind role models; iconic malls, flyovers, skyscrapers and sea-links right next to disgustingly scattered slums; brilliant scientists and awesome artists living peacefully with blind faith and superstitions in daily lives etc are just a few paradoxes that come to mind. And yes, it’s only a tip of the iceberg. The city of dichotomies often leaves the visitor with a million questions that are so hard to answer.

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