What is the meaning of the word "answer"?
Definitions:
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a nonverbal reaction
noun
- Your answer to any problem was to get drunk.
- Your answer to any problem was to get drunk.
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a written or spoken statement that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
noun
- I waited several days for your answer.
- I waited several days for your answer.
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to be liable or accountable
verb
- They must answer for their actions.
- They must answer for their actions.
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to be sufficient
verb
- This answers our requirements completely.
- This answers our requirements completely.
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to give a defence or refutation of a charge or in an argument
verb
- The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution.
- The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution.
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to give the correct answer or solution to
verb
- I answered all the questions on the test.
- I answered all the questions on the test.
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to match or correspond
verb
- The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave.
- The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave.
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to react to a stimulus or command
verb
- The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch.
- The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch.