answer

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Synonyms: anser

Antonyms: anser

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Noun

A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
- Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face.
A solution to a problem.
- There is no simple answer to corruption.
- Violence is not the answer to disagreements.
Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.

To make a reply or response to.
- He answered the question.
To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
- to answer a charge or accusation
To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
- She answered the door.
- Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.
To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- It answers the need.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
- The man must answer to his employer for the money entrusted to his care.
- He has a lot to answer for.
To file a document in response to a complaint.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
- He answered my claim upon him.
- The servant answered the bell.
To render account to or for.
To atone for; to be punished for.
To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.

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