answers

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

swerianswer- · Old English · swear, affirm

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Where does answers come from?

The word answers breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root swer-, from Old English swerian (“swear, affirm”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.