VERB | communication | answer, reply, respond | react verbally |
---|---|---|---|
cognition | answer | respond to a signal | |
cognition | answer | give the correct answer or solution to | |
cognition | answer, resolve | understand the meaning / meaning of | |
communication | answer | give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) | |
stative | answer | be liable or accountable | |
stative | answer, suffice, do, serve | be sufficient | |
stative | answer | match or correspond | |
consumption | answer | be satisfactory for | |
cognition | answer | react to a stimulus or command | |
NOUN | communication | answer, reply, response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation |
communication | answer, solution, result, resolution, solvent | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | |
communication | answer | the speech act of replying to a question | |
communication | answer | the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint | |
act | answer | a nonverbal reaction |
Sounds | ae'nser | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... |
Meaning | A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "I waited several days for his answer" | |
Synonyms | reply, response | |
Narrower | feedback | response to an inquiry or experiment / experiment |
rescript | A reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality | |
Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
Spanish | contestación, dictamen, respuesta | |
Catalan | contesta, resposta | |
Verbs | answer | react verbally |
Meaning | A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "the answers were in the back of the book" | |
Synonyms | solution, result, resolution, solvent | |
Narrower | denouement | The final resolution of the main complication / complication of a literary or dramatic work |
Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
Spanish | resolución, respuesta, resultado, solución, solvente | |
Catalan | resolució, resposta, resultat, solució | |
Verbs | answer | give the correct answer or solution to |
Meaning | The speech act of replying to a question. | |
---|---|---|
Narrower | Urim and Thummim | lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions |
refutation, defense, defence | The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | |
Broader | reply, response | The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange |
Opposite | question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation | An instance of questioning |
Spanish | contestación | |
Verbs | answer | react verbally |
Meaning | A nonverbal reaction. | |
---|---|---|
Examples |
| |
Broader | reaction, response | A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent |
Spanish | respuesta | |
Verbs | answer | respond to a signal |
answer | react to a stimulus or command |
Meaning | React verbally. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
Model | They answer that there was a traffic accident | |
Examples |
| |
Synonyms | reply, respond | |
Entailed by | feed back | respond to a query or outcome |
Narrower | bridle | respond to the reins, as of horses |
call back | Return or repeat a telephone call | |
counter | speak in response | |
field | answer adequately or successfully | |
retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin | answer back | |
sass | answer back in an impudent / impudent or insolent manner | |
Broader | state, say, tell | Express in words / words |
Spanish | contestar, reaccionar, repetir, replicar, responder | |
Catalan | contestar, reaccionar, replicar, respondre | |
Nouns | answer | the speech act of replying to a question |
answer | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | |
answerer | someone who responds |
Meaning | respond to a signal. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
| |
Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
Spanish | contestar | |
Nouns | answer | a nonverbal reaction |
Meaning | Give the correct answer or solution to. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
| |
Broader | solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work | Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of |
Spanish | contestar, responder | |
Catalan | contestar, respondre | |
Nouns | answer | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem |
Meaning | understand the meaning / meaning of. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" | |
Synonym | resolve | |
Broader | solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work | Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of |
Spanish | comprender, resolverse | |
Catalan | ésser resolt | |
Adjectives | answerable | capable of being answered |
Meaning | Give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument). | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution" | |
Broader | refute, rebut | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof |
Spanish | responder | |
Catalan | respondre | |
Nouns | answer | the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint |
Meaning | Be liable or accountable. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She must answer for her actions" | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Meaning | Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "A few words would answer" | |
Synonyms | suffice, do, serve | |
Narrower | go a long way | suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent |
go around | Be sufficient | |
qualify, measure up | prove capable or fit | |
serve, function | Serve a purpose, role, or function | |
tide over, bridge over, keep going | suffice for a period between two points | |
Broader | satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to | Meet the requirements or expectations of |
Spanish | bastar | |
Catalan | bastar |
Meaning | match or correspond. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" | |
Broader | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
Spanish | corresponder, obedecer |
Meaning | Be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "This may answer her needs" | |
Broader | fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | Fill or meet a want or need |
Spanish | responder |
Meaning | react to a stimulus or command. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch" | |
Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
Spanish | responder | |
Nouns | answer | a nonverbal reaction |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact