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Verb
/ˈansər/,
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answering, present participle; answered, past tense; answers, 3rd person singular present; answered, past participle;
  1. Say or write something to deal with or as a reaction to someone or something
    • - “Of course I can,” she answered
    • - she answered that she would take nothing but the ring
    • - she tried to answer his questions truthfully
    • - I didn't answer him
    • - Steve was about to answer, but Hazel spoke first
  2. Provide the required responses to (a test or quiz)
    • - answer the questions below for a chance to win a vacation
  3. Respond impudently or disrespectfully to someone, esp. when being criticized or told to do something
    • - one couldn't argue with a parent; one couldn't answer back
    • - Mary resisted the temptation to answer her mother back
  4. Act in reaction to (a sound such as a telephone ringing or a knock or ring on a door)
    • - David answered the door
    • - she called Edward's house, hoping he would answer
  5. Act in response to (a stimulus)
    • - answering the call of nature
  6. Discharge (a responsibility or claim)
    • - they answered the call of duty in World War II
  7. Defend oneself against (a charge, accusation, or criticism)
    • - he said he would return to Spain to answer all charges
  8. Be responsible or to blame for
    • - the dust mite has a lot to answer for, especially if you are asthmatic
  9. Be responsible or report to (someone)
    • - I answer to the assistant commissioner
  10. Be required to explain or justify oneself to (someone)
    • - you will have the police to answer to
  11. Be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy
    • - entrepreneurship is necessary to answer the needs of national and international markets
    • - nothing short of that would answer
  1. (answer) react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
  2. (answer) 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"
  3. (answer) solution: 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"
  4. (answer) the speech act of replying to a question
  5. (answer) 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 ...
  6. (answer) understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
  7. Beggars is the sixth studio album by American rock band Thrice. It was released digitally through Vagrant Records in the UK on August 9, 2009 and in the US on August 11, 2009. A physical release containing bonus material was released on September 15, 2009.
  8. Generally, an answer is a reply to a question or is a solution, a retaliation, or a response that is relevant to the said question.
  9. (Answer (album)) ANSWER, released on February 25, 2009 is Angela Aki's 3rd Japanese studio album. It sold 74,068 copies in its first week, peaking at Number 1 on the Oricon charts. It includes a re-recording of We're All Alone, a song that she had previously covered on One. ...
  10. (Answer (comics)) The Answer is the name of two fictional comic book characters, owned by Marvel Comics and appearing that 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. ...
  11. (Answer (sports)) In sports, answering is the act of scoring following the opponent scoring that match the scoring act, thereby neutralizing the most recent scoring effort of the opponent and keeping in line with the opponent's score.
  12. (The Answer (Animorphs)) The Answer is the fifty-third book in the Animorphs series.
  13. (Answer) In a civil case, the defendant's written response to the plaintiff's complaint. It must be filed within a specified period of time, and it either admits to or (more typically) denies the factual or legal basis for liability.
  14. (Answer) a formal response to a claim, admitting or denying the allegations in the claim.
  15. (Answer) The written response to a foreclosure lawsuit that is filed by the borrower. This must be filed no more than 28 days after the borrower receives the Complaint in the mail. The Court will usually let the borrower have extra time to file the Answer.
  16. (Answer) The formal written statement by a defendant in a civil case that responds to a complaint, articulating the grounds for defense.
  17. (ANSWER) the written response to a complaint, petition, or motion.
  18. (Answer) The formal response for a divorce, separation or annulment petition. The response or answer contains the admission or denial of the allegations made by the petitioner or against the petitioner.
  19. (Answer) The formal defence to a divorce petition.
  20. (Answer) This is often a written reply to a court filed complaint prepared by either you or your attorney. May also be answered verbally in court by you in most cases.
  21. (Answer) The second pleading in an action for divorce, separation, or an annulment, which is served in response to the petition for divorce and which admits or denies the petitions allegations and may also make claims against the other party.
  22. Answer or Response to Type of Info
  23. (Answer) the response, reply, or defense to a pleading in writing
  24. (ANSWER) Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, a commendable Marxist organization that is dedicated to the destruction of capitalist societies and right-wing government policies that refuse to offer preferential treatment to our favorite minority groups.
  25. (ANSWER) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry/National Library of Medicine's Workstation for Emergency Response