to answer
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1.0
- verb
- /ˈæn.sɚ/
:
resolver
- He will be able to answer all of your questions.
- answer questions
- answer a problem
- answer the following
But your story, you know, didn't answer the four central questions.
- But your story, you know, didn't answer the four central questions.
- The easiest way to maybe answer that is use my voice.
- And I think that's, it's a very hard question to answer why that happens.
- That's like a deep, hard, gnarly problem to answer as a creative person.
- I don't, I don't see any problem if it can answer questions in Chinese.
- Impossible to answer, but I have to ask sure.
- And they have to, they have to answer trivia questions like a Jeopardy.
- So we're going to answer all of those questions and more.
- Bennett Schwitz that has really genuinely helped answer these questions.
Examples
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Due to high call volume, we are currently unable to answer every call.
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The average student took approximately fifteen minutes to answer all the questions in the survey.
Academic text (2008) -
We are going to answer the question once and for all.
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So we're going to answer all of those questions and more.
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This is a really hard question to answer, but I'll do my best.
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Of course, some of these questions you cannot answer until you have begun testing the solution.
Academic text (2012) -
In light of the previous description, our main study seeks to answer the following questions:
Academic text (2015) -
Survey questions 11-15 were used to answer the fourth research question of the study.
Academic text (2012) -
Of course, previous biographers have asked and answered this question, but not as the central issue.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher asked us a difficult question, and I was able to answer it confidently.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
To find the answer to a problem or puzzle
48
2.7
To find solutions to difficult situations
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2.7
To think of a way to solve a problem
Idioms
- Informal
2
5.1
A thing or person that gives just what you need in a hard time
- Informal
2
5.1
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
How Solved
Surface Forms
Etymology
Answer comes from old English parts and- meaning 'against' and swerian meaning 'to swear' or 'promise'. Giving an answer once meant giving a reply that settles a question, so to answer can mean to solve or provide the solution to a problem.