Answer

/ˈɑːn.sə/ · noun

Meaning

A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question..

Definitions by Sense

1. A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
2. A solution to a problem.
3. (after a possessive, with to) Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
4. (law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
5. (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
6. (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
7. (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
8. (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.

Example Sentences

Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face.

When a student types a complex question into a chatbot, they get a polished (though not necessarily authentic, accurate or nuanced) answer in seconds.

There is no simple answer to corruption.

Violence is not the answer to disagreements.

Anti-pornography crusader Mary Whitehouse, who successfully brought London's Gay News to trial recently on charges of "blasphemy," is emerging as England's answer to Anita Bryant.

He answered the question.

She answers him as if she knew his mind:

[…] there was no voice, nor any that answered.

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Word Forms

• answers
• answeare
• aunswer
• aunswere
• answering
• answered

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