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verb(an-swer)react verbally
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She didn't want to answer.
Answer the question.
We answered that we would accept the invitation.
Answer the question.
We answered that we would accept the invitation.
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verb(an-swer)be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
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A few words would answer.
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noun(an-swer)a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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The answers were in the back of the book.
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noun(an-swer)a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
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I waited several days for his answer.
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verb(an-swer)understand the meaning of
Synonyms: resolve,
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The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered.
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noun(an-swer)a nonverbal reaction
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His answer to any problem was to get drunk.
Their answer was to sue me.
Their answer was to sue me.
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verb(an-swer)be liable or accountable
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She must answer for her actions.
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verb(an-swer)be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
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This may answer her needs.
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verb(an-swer)give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
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The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution.
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verb(an-swer)give the correct answer or solution to
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Answer a question.
Answer the riddle.
Answer the riddle.
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verb(an-swer)match or correspond
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The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave.
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verb(an-swer)react to a stimulus or command
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The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch.
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verb(an-swer)respond to a signal
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Answer the door.
Answer the telephone.
Answer the telephone.
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noun(an-swer)the principal 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