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answer
verb
To
say
or
write
something
in
reply
to
a
question
,
letter
,
or
comment
.
•
Please
answer
the
teacher
when
she
calls
your
name
.
Please
answer
the
teacher
when
she
calls
your
name
.
•
He
couldn't
answer
because
his
mouth
was
full
of
cake
.
He
couldn't
answer
because
his
mouth
was
full
of
cake
.
From
Old
English
“
andswarian
”
meaning
to
make
a
reply
.
verb
To
pick
up
and
respond
to
a
ringing
telephone
or
a
knock
on
the
door
.
•
Could
you
answer
the
phone
while
I
stir
the
soup
?
Could
you
answer
the
phone
while
I
stir
the
soup
?
•
She
rushed
downstairs
to
answer
the
doorbell
.
She
rushed
downstairs
to
answer
the
doorbell
.
Extension
of
the
basic
sense
of
replying
,
applied
to
devices
like
telephones
and
doorbells
.
verb
To
match
,
satisfy
,
or
be
suitable
for
a
requirement
or
description
.
•
The
suspect
did
not
answer
the
description
given
by
witnesses
.
The
suspect
did
not
answer
the
description
given
by
witnesses
.
•
This
key
doesn't
answer
the
lock
anymore
.
This
key
doesn't
answer
the
lock
anymore
.
Developed
from
the
idea
of
a
reply
that
meets
or
satisfies
something
,
extended
to
suitability
.