Answer Meaning and Definition

Word: Answer

How to pronounce: ˈɑːnsə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A thing said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.

Example sentences: "He knocked and entered without waiting for an answer"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Say or write something to deal with or as a reaction to someone or something.

Example sentences: "“Of course I can,” she answered"

2. Act in reaction to (a sound such as a phone ringing or a knock or ring on a door)

Example sentences: "David answered the door"

3. Defend oneself against (a charge, accusation, or criticism)

Example sentences: "He said he would return to Spain to answer all charges"

4. Be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy.

Example sentences: "Entrepreneurship is necessary to answer the needs of national and international markets"

Synonyms:

respond

reply

give an answer

satisfy

rejoin

meet

comply

correspond

fit

fulfill

serve

do

coincide

response

ans

riposte

rejoinder

retort

replication

result

return

resolve

solution

resolution

riddle

comeback

unravel

unriddle

Antonyms:

ask

ask for

question

issue

request

Derivations:

answered

answering

answerer

answerable

answerback

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Answer in Other Languages...

Spanish: Respuesta

German: Antwort

French: Réponse

Italian: Risposta

Turkish: Cevap