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      answer
      noun
      A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
      A solution to a problem.
      (after a possessive, with to) Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
      (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
      verb
      (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
      (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
      (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
      (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
      To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
      (law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
      To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
      To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
      To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
      To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
      To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
      (obsolete) To render account to or for.
      (obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
      (obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
      Roots
      swerian-swer · Old English · swear, affirm
      Synonyms for answer
      replynrespondvresponsensolutionnunriddlerejoindernrespondencenresolvevretortnexplanationnsolvevriddlenrebuttalnriposten
      Words related to answer
      counterreplyadvquestionsnanswerersncatecheticallyadvqueristunanswerableadjresponsionnasksvunansweredadjquestionernaskernquerynungrammaticallyadvaskingnirresponsiveadjinterrogatorynaskedvquestionaryadjoppugnvinterpellatevresponsivelyadvanswerphonecatechismaladjquestionabilityncounterblastnconundrumn

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