answer Sentence Examples
- Could you please provide a clear and concise answer to the question posed during the meeting?
- The teacher commended Sarah for her accurate and well-thought-out answer to the math problem.
- After much contemplation, Jack finally arrived at the correct answer to the riddle.
- In the courtroom, the witness hesitated before giving a straightforward answer to the lawyer's inquiry.
- The quiz required students to write a brief answer explaining the significance of the historical event.
- Despite the challenging nature of the crossword puzzle, Helen managed to find the correct answer for every clue.
- During the job interview, Tom confidently provided a compelling answer to the panel's question about his leadership skills.
- The detective carefully analyzed the evidence before presenting his answer to the mystery that had baffled the town for weeks.
- In the scientific experiment, researchers sought to find the definitive answer to the hypothesis they had formulated.
- The audience eagerly awaited the contestant's final answer as she deliberated on the trivia show.
answer Meaning
answer (n)
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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
answer (v)
react verbally
respond to a signal
give the correct answer or solution to
understand the meaning of
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
be liable or accountable
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
match or correspond
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
react to a stimulus or command
answer (n.)
To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.
To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute.
To be or act in return or response to.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell.
To render account to or for.
To atone; to be punished for.
To be opposite to; to face.
To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit.
A reply to a change; a defense.
Something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply.
Something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action.
A solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the answer to a problem.
A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill.
answer (v. i.)
To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response.
To make a satisfactory response or return.
To render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; as, the man must answer to his employer for the money intrusted to his care.
To be or act in return.
To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; as, gypsum answers as a manure on some soils.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with to.
Synonyms & Antonyms of answer
FAQs About the word answer
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation, a statement that solves a problem or explains
reply,response, rejoinder, retort,reaction, return, comeback, communication, refutation, acknowledgment
query, inquiry,question, inquiry, question, query, interrogation, charge, charge, survey
Could you please provide a clear and concise answer to the question posed during the meeting?
The teacher commended Sarah for her accurate and well-thought-out answer to the math problem.
After much contemplation, Jack finally arrived at the correct answer to the riddle.
In the courtroom, the witness hesitated before giving a straightforward answer to the lawyer's inquiry.
