answer for

an·swer for

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-ser, ahn- fawr]
- /ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- fɔr/
- /ˈɑːnsə(r) fɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-ser, ahn- fawr]
- /ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- fɔr/

Definitions of answer for words

phrasal verb answer for If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it. 3
verb answer for to be liable or responsible for (a person's actions, behaviour, etc) 3
verb answer for to vouch for or speak on behalf of (a person) 3
verb answer for to suffer or atone for (one's wrongdoing) 3
noun answer for a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly. 1
noun answer for a correct response to a question asked to test one's knowledge. 1

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Origin of answer for

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 for

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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answer for 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".

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Synonyms for answer for

verb answer for

account for — If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it.
justify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
pay for — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.

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