Answer

verb

'ænsər

Noun

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
“the answers were in the back of the book”
Similar:Resolution Result Solution Solvent
Type of:Statement
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”
Similar:Reply Response
Type of:Statement
a nonverbal reaction
“his answer to any problem was to get drunk”
“their answer was to sue me”
Type of:ReactionResponse
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
Type of:Pleading
the speech act of replying to a question
Type of:Reply Response

react verbally
“She didn't want to answer”
“answer the question”
“We answered that we would accept the invitation”
Similar:Reply Respond
Type of:StateTellSay
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
“A few words would answer”
Similar:DoServe Suffice
Type of:SatisfyFulfilFulfill
understand the meaning of
“The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered”
Similar:Resolve
Type of:WorkLickSolve
give the correct answer or solution to
“answer a question”
“answer the riddle”
Type of:LickSolveWork
respond to a signal
“answer the door”
“answer the telephone”
Type of:RespondReact
be liable or accountable
“She must answer for her actions”
Type of:Be
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
“This may answer her needs”
Type of:FulfilMeetSatisfy
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
“The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution”
Type of:RebutRefute
match or correspond
“The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave”
Type of:FitAgreeCheck
react to a stimulus or command
“The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch”
Type of:RespondReact