ALL meanings of answer
an·swer
A a - transitive verb answer reply, respond 1
- transitive verb answer respond in writing 1
- intransitive verb answer justify actions 1
- transitive verb answer satisfy a need 1
- intransitive verb answer make a response 1
- intransitive verb answer write in reply 1
- transitive verb answer phone: respond 1
- noun answer a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly. 1
- noun answer a correct response to a question asked to test one's knowledge. 1
- noun answer an equivalent or approximation: a singing group that tried to be the French answer to the Beatles. 1
- noun answer an action serving as a reply or response: The answer was a volley of fire. 1
- noun answer a solution to a problem, especially in mathematics. 1
- noun answer a reply to a charge or accusation. 1
- noun answer Law. a pleading in which a party responds to his or her opponent's statement of position, especially the defendant's reply to the plaintiff's complaint. 1
- noun answer Music. the entrance of a fugue subject, usually on the dominant, either slightly altered or transposed exactly after each presentation in the tonic. 1
- verb without object answer to speak or write in response; make answer; reply. 1
- verb without object answer to respond by an act or motion: He answered with a nod. The champion answered with a right to the jaw. 1
- verb without object answer to act or suffer in consequence of (usually followed by for). 1
- verb without object answer to be or declare oneself responsible or accountable (usually followed by for): I will answer for his safety. 1
- verb without object answer to be satisfactory or serve (usually followed by for): His cane answered for a baseball bat. 1
- verb without object answer to conform; correspond (usually followed by to): The prisoner answered to the description issued by the police. 1
- verb with object answer to speak or write in response to; reply to: to answer a person; to answer a question. 1
- verb with object answer to act or move in response to: Answer the doorbell. We answered their goal with two quick goals of our own. 1
- verb with object answer to solve or present a solution of. 1
- verb with object answer to serve or fulfill: This will answer the purpose. 1
- verb with object answer to discharge (a responsibility, claim, debt, etc.). 1
- verb with object answer to conform or correspond to; be similar or equivalent to: This dog answers your description. 1
- verb with object answer to atone for; make amends for. 1
- verb with object answer to reply or respond favorably to: I would like to answer your request but am unable to do so. 1
- idioms answer answer the helm, Nautical. (of a vessel) to maneuver or remain steady according to the position of the rudder. 1
- noun answer A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question. 0
- noun answer A solution to a problem. 0
- noun answer (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints. 0
- verb answer (Transitive Verb) VI To make a reply or response to. 0
- verb answer (Transitive Verb) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence. 0
- verb answer (Transitive Verb) VI To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment. 0
- verb answer (Transitive Verb) VI To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily. 0
- verb answer To be accountable or responsible; to make amends. 0
- verb answer (law) To file a document in response to a complaint. 0
- verb answer To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with. 0
- verb answer To be opposite, or to act in opposition. 0
- verb answer To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to. 0
- verb answer To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute. 0
- verb answer To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand. 0
- verb answer (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To render account to or for. 0
- verb answer (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To atone; to be punished for. 0
- verb answer (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay. 0