| 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. | |
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| Examples |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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