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- [an-ser, ahn-]
- /ˈæn sər, ˈɑn-/
- /ˈɑːnsə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-ser, ahn-]
- /ˈæn sər, ˈɑn-/
Definitions of answer word
- verb answer When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them. 3
- countable noun answer An answer is something that you say when you answer someone. 3
- verb answer If you answer a letter or advertisement, you write to the person who wrote it. 3
- countable noun answer An answer is a letter that you write to someone who has written to you. 3
- verb answer When you answer the telephone, you pick it up when it rings. When you answer the door, you open it when you hear a knock or the bell. 3
- verb answer Answer is also a noun. 3
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Origin of answer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English andswerien, Old English andswerian, andswarian derivative of andswaru an answer, equivalent to and- opposite, facing (cf. and, along) + Germanic *swarō, derivative of swear
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Parts of speech for Answer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
answer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
answer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for answer
noun answer
- comment — If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or you give an explanation for it.
- remark — to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
verb answer
- respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
Antonyms for answer
noun answer
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
verb answer
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- ask — If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
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