to answer
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- verb
- /ˈæn.sɚ/
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contestar (el teléfono/la llamada)
- I forgot to answer the phone before it stopped ringing.
- answer the phone
- answer the telephone
- answer the door
They go to the telephone, but they wait for me to answer that telephone.
- They go to the telephone, but they wait for me to answer that telephone.
- He's just answered the phone part of it.
- On the third day, this number calls again and I answer and I go, who is this?
- Bitch won't answer that phone yo.
- So we he knocks on a door and you answer, then you have us into your place.
- I look at the phone I'm like I'll answer it, I'm a rebel.
- Something felt off to me so I begged him not to answer as the phone was ringing.
- And the the phone rang and Ross answered it and it it was his mother.
Examples
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Why doesn't somebody answer the phone?
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You wouldn't answer your phone.
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On the third day, this number calls again and I answer and I go, who is this?
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Oh, so now you want to answer the phone?
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Went to answer the door but there was nobody there.
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- Come on answer the phone
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A guy with a name of Chuck will answer the phone.
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I've also learned how to answer phone calls and talk to clients.
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If the party doesn't answer the door, the notice is affixed to it.
Academic text (2011) -
When the doorbell rang, I quickly went to answer it.
Synonyms
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Open the door when someone knocks or rings the bell to see who is there
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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A thing or person that gives just what you need in a hard time
- Informal
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A thing or person that gives exactly what someone needs after a long wait
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
A habit where men confidently give answers even when they do not know enough
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Answer comes from old English parts and- meaning 'against' and swerian meaning 'to swear' or 'promise'. Because it has always meant to reply, it naturally came to mean responding to a signal, so to answer the door or phone is to respond to that knock or ring.