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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Answer \An"swer\ ([a^]n"s[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Answered
([a^]n"s[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Answering.] [OE.
andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr.
andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]
1. To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as,
to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.
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2. 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.
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She answers him as if she knew his mind. --Shak.
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So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . .
And him thus answered soon his bold compeer.
--Milton.
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3. To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way
of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like;
to refute.
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No man was able to answer him a word. --Matt. xxii.
46.
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These shifts refuted, answer thine appellant.
--Milton.
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The reasoning was not and could not be answered.
--Macaulay.
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4. To be or act in return or response to. Hence:
(a) 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.
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This proud king . . . studies day and night
To answer all the debts he owes unto you.
--Shak.
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(b) To render account to or for.
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I will . . . send him to answer thee. --Shak.
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(c) To atone; to be punished for.
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And grievously hath C[ae]zar answered it.
--Shak.
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(d) To be opposite to; to face.
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The windows answering each other, we could just
discern the glowing horizon them. --Gilpin.
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(e) To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or
sufficient for; to serve for; to repay. [R.]
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Money answereth all things. --Eccles. x.
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(f) To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation,
or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit.
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Weapons must needs be dangerous things, if they
answered the bulk of so prodigious a person.
--Swift.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Answer \An"swer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Answered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Answering.] [OE. andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian,
to answer, fr. andswaru, n., answer. See Answer, n.]
1. To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as,
to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.
2. 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.
She answers him as if she knew his mind. --Shak.
So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . .
And him thus answered soon his bold compeer.
--Milton.
3. To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way
of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like;
to refute.
No man was able to answer him a word. --Matt. xxii.
46.
These shifts refuted, answer thine appellant.
--Milton.
The reasoning was not and could not be answered.
--Macaulay.
4. To be or act in return or response to. Hence:
(a) 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.
This proud king . . . studies day and night To
answer all the debts he owes unto you. --Shak.
(b) To render account to or for.
I will . . . send him to answer thee. --Shak.
(c) To atone; to be punished for.
And grievously hath C[ae]zar answered it.
--Shak.
(d) To be opposite to; to face.
The windows answering each other, we could just
discern the glowing horizon them. --Gilpin.
(e) To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or
sufficient for; to serve for; to repay. [R.]
Money answereth all things. --Eccles. x.
19.
(f) To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation,
or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit.
Weapons must needs be dangerous things, if they
answered the bulk of so prodigious a person.
--Swift.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
answering
adj : replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile" [syn:
respondent]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
answering
n.
The act of giving an answer.
vb.
(present participle of en answer nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
answering
n.
The act of giving an answer.
vb.
(present participle of en answer nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
answering
n.
The act of giving an answer.
vb.
(present participle of en answer nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
answering
n.
The act of giving an answer.
vb.
(present participle of en answer nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
answering
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a nswer ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
answering
Engelska a.
(avledning en answer ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb answer)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Answering /ˈansəɹɪŋ/ الرّدّFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
answering /ˈansəɹɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]odpovídání
answering /ˈansəɹɪŋ/
antwortend, erwidernd, entgegnend
Synonyms: replying, responding
see: answer, reply, respond, answered, replied, responded, answers, replies, responds, answered, replied, responded, say something in response
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
answering /ˈansəɹɪŋ/
beantwortend, antwortend
Synonym: replying
see: answer sth., reply to sth., answered, replied, he/she answers, he/she replies, answer in the negative, answer a question, to (not) be answerable, give the right/wrong answer to a question, I'll try to answer your questions truthfully., There's no easy answer to that., The answer is self-evident., Can you please answer my question?, Can you please answer this question for me?
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]answering /ˈansəɹɪŋ/ erhörend see: answer, answeredFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
answering //ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ// //ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ// /[ˈeən.sə.ɹɪŋ]/ /[ˈeən.sɚ.ɪŋ]/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]vastaaminen the act of giving an answer
answering /ˈansəɹɪŋ/ odazivanje, odzivniFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈænsɝɪŋ/
应答From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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