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    answer
    /ˈɑːnsə/

    noun

    • 1. a thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation: "he knocked and entered without waiting for an answer" Similar replyresponserejoinderreturnOpposite questionquery
    • 2. a solution to a problem or dilemma: "the answer to poverty and unemployment is a properly funded range of services" Similar solutionremedyway of solving the problemway out

    verb

    • 1. say or write something as a reaction to someone or something: "‘Of course I can,’ she answered" Similar replyrespondspeak/say in responsemake a rejoinder
    • 2. act in reaction to (a sound such as a phone ringing or a knock or ring on a door): "Digby answered the door"

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  2. ANSWER definition: 1. a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc.: 2. a solution to a problem: 3. to say…. Learn more.

  3. answer, response, reply, rejoinder, retort mean something spoken, written, or done in return. answer implies the satisfying of a question, demand, call, or need. response may imply a quick or spontaneous reaction to a person or thing that serves as a stimulus.

  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 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 1. a. A spoken or written reply, as to a question. b. A correct reply. 2. a. A solution, as to a problem. b. A correct solution. 3. An act in response or retaliation: Our only possible answer was to sue. 4. Something markedly similar to another of the same class: cable TV's answer to the commercial networks' sportscasts. 5.

  8. something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test, an exam, an exercise, etc.; the correct reply to a question in a test, etc. the correct/right answer. Write your answers on the sheet provided. Do you know the answer (= the right one) to question 12? The answers are at the back of the book. Extra Examples. Topics Education a1.

  9. 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.

  10. answer meaning, definition, what is answer: something you say when you reply to a qu...: Learn more.

  11. Definition of answer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.