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  1. A1. a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc.: in answer to In answer to your letter of 30 May, I am writing to accept your offer of £3,575 in compensation. The minister promised to give a written answer to the MP's detailed question. We've emailed him asking him if he's free on that date but we haven't had an answer yet.

  2. 1. a. : something spoken or written in reply to a question. His answer surprised us. b. : a correct response. knows the answer. 2. : a reply to a legal charge or suit : plea. also : defense. 3. : something done in response or reaction. His only answer was to walk out. 4. : a solution of a problem. More money is not the answer. 5.

  3. An answer is a response to a question, problem, or need. If you don’t get enough sleep, quitting your late-night TV habit might be the answer. Answer, which can be a noun or a verb, comes from the Old English for swear, and the word originally meant an official, sworn response to a legal charge.

  4. Answer definition: a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.. See examples of ANSWER used in a sentence.

  5. An answer is something that you say when you answer someone. Without waiting for an answer, he turned and went in through the door. I don't quite know what to say in answer to your question.

  6. to speak or write back to someone who has asked you a question or spoken to you: I asked when she was leaving but she didn't answer. You still haven't answered my question. I must answer his letter. Fewer examples. Let me answer that question directly. He was under no obligation to answer any questions.

  7. Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc. Note that you answer a person, question, or letter, not “answer to” them, but you reply to someone or something: I’m writing to answer your questions I’m writing to reply to your questions. I’m writing to answer to your ...