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▸ noun: a nonverbal reaction ("His answer to any problem was to get drunk")
▸ noun: the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
▸ noun: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation ("I waited several days for his answer")
▸ noun: the speech act of replying to a question
▸ noun: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem ("The answers were in the back of the book")
▸ verb: match or correspond ("The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave")
▸ verb: be liable or accountable ("She must answer for her actions")
▸ verb: understand the meaning of ("The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered")
▸ verb: give the correct answer or solution to ("Answer a question")
▸ verb: react to a stimulus or command ("The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch")
▸ verb: respond to a signal ("Answer the door")
▸ verb: give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) ("The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution")
▸ verb: reply or respond to ("She didn't want to answer")
▸ verb: be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of ("This may answer her needs")
▸ verb: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity ("A few words would answer")
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▸ noun: a nonverbal reaction ("His answer to any problem was to get drunk")
▸ noun: the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
▸ noun: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation ("I waited several days for his answer")
▸ noun: the speech act of replying to a question
▸ noun: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem ("The answers were in the back of the book")
▸ verb: match or correspond ("The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave")
▸ verb: be liable or accountable ("She must answer for her actions")
▸ verb: understand the meaning of ("The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered")
▸ verb: give the correct answer or solution to ("Answer a question")
▸ verb: react to a stimulus or command ("The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch")
▸ verb: respond to a signal ("Answer the door")
▸ verb: give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) ("The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution")
▸ verb: reply or respond to ("She didn't want to answer")
▸ verb: be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of ("This may answer her needs")
▸ verb: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity ("A few words would answer")
▸ Also see answers
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to answer
▸ Usage examples for answer
▸ Idioms related to answer (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing answer
▸ Words that often appear near answer
▸ Rhymes of answer
▸ Invented words related to answer