ALL meanings of answers
an·swer
A a - noun answers Plural form of answer. 1
- noun answers a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly. 1
- noun answers a correct response to a question asked to test one's knowledge. 1
- noun answers an equivalent or approximation: a singing group that tried to be the French answer to the Beatles. 1
- noun answers an action serving as a reply or response: The answer was a volley of fire. 1
- noun answers a solution to a problem, especially in mathematics. 1
- noun answers a reply to a charge or accusation. 1
- noun answers 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 answers 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 answers to speak or write in response; make answer; reply. 1
- verb without object answers 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 answers to act or suffer in consequence of (usually followed by for). 1
- verb without object answers to be or declare oneself responsible or accountable (usually followed by for): I will answer for his safety. 1
- verb without object answers to be satisfactory or serve (usually followed by for): His cane answered for a baseball bat. 1
- verb without object answers to conform; correspond (usually followed by to): The prisoner answered to the description issued by the police. 1
- verb with object answers to speak or write in response to; reply to: to answer a person; to answer a question. 1
- verb with object answers 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 answers to solve or present a solution of. 1
- verb with object answers to serve or fulfill: This will answer the purpose. 1
- verb with object answers to discharge (a responsibility, claim, debt, etc.). 1
- verb with object answers to conform or correspond to; be similar or equivalent to: This dog answers your description. 1
- verb with object answers to atone for; make amends for. 1
- verb with object answers to reply or respond favorably to: I would like to answer your request but am unable to do so. 1
- idioms answers answer the helm, Nautical. (of a vessel) to maneuver or remain steady according to the position of the rudder. 1
- noun answers plural of answer. 0
- verb answers third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer. 0