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well-answered

an·swer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ser, ahn-]
    • /wɛl ˈæn.sɚ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ser, ahn-]
    • /wɛl ˈæn.sɚ/

Definitions of well-answered word

  • noun well-answered a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly. 1
  • noun well-answered a correct response to a question asked to test one's knowledge. 1
  • noun well-answered an equivalent or approximation: a singing group that tried to be the French answer to the Beatles. 1
  • noun well-answered an action serving as a reply or response: The answer was a volley of fire. 1
  • noun well-answered a solution to a problem, especially in mathematics. 1
  • noun well-answered a reply to a charge or accusation. 1
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Origin of well-answered

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 Well-answered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Well-answered

well-answered 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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