answer
/ˈæn.sɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Answer means: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.
Synonyms for answer12
noun, as in a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
noun, as in a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
verb, as in understand the meaning of
Opposites of answer
What does answer mean?15
noun
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem“they were trying to find a peaceful solution”
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”
the speech act of replying to a question
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
a nonverbal reaction“his answer to any problem was to get drunk”
verb
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity“A few words would answer”
react verbally“She didn't want to answer”
understand the meaning of“The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered”
respond to a signal“answer the door”
give the correct answer or solution to“answer a question”
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)“The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution”
be liable or accountable“She must answer for her actions”
match or correspond“The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave”
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of“This may answer her needs”
react to a stimulus or command“The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with answer?2
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Answer in a sentence
- If you use the money, you will have to answer for it later.CM
- I've called and called, but there's no answer.unknown
- Given only thirty minutes, we couldn't answer all the questions.CM
- As of today, we haven't had an answer from him.unknown
- If the telephone rings, can you answer it?CK
- My grandfather, being hard of hearing, often makes an irrelevant answer.unknown
- Through trial and error, he found the right answer by chance.unknown
- If he could not answer the riddle, he would be eaten.Dejo
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Forms of answer
as a noun
- plural
- answers
as a verb
- past tense
- answered
- present participle
- answering
- third-person singular
- answers
- past participle
- answered