answer

/ˈænsɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

react verbally
“She didn't want to answer”
respond to a signal
“answer the door”
give the correct answer or solution to
“answer a question”
understand the meaning of
“The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered”
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
“The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution”
be liable or accountable
“She must answer for her actions”
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
“A few words would answer”
match or correspond
“The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave”
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
“This may answer her needs”
react to a stimulus or command
“The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch”

noun

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
“I waited several days for his answer”
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
“they were trying to find a peaceful solution”
the speech act of replying to a question
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
a nonverbal reaction
“his answer to any problem was to get drunk”

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