Word Finder - answered

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To make a reply or response to.

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He answered the question.

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To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.

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to answer a charge or accusation

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To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.

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Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.

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To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.

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It answers the need.

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To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.

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He has a lot to answer for.

synonyms

• answer for

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To file a document in response to a complaint.

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To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.

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To be opposite, or to act in opposition.

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To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.

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To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.

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To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.

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He answered my claim upon him.

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To render account to or for.

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To atone for; to be punished for.

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To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.

I answered with a chuckle.

Julia answered the phone and called to Brandon.

Someone knocked on the door and when she answered it, a man brought in their luggage.

When he answered, his voice was gravely.

Cade answered the door and ushered his sister into the family room where Cynthia was doing some last minute dusting.

I answered his question with one of my own.

Finally she answered with a question of her own.

In a recent survey, only a quarter of Americans answered that question with a "yes."

She wanted him brought to Boston, and when she was told that money would be needed to get him a teacher, she answered, "We will raise it."

But after a minute I answered that beauty was a form of goodness--and he went away.

After that he asked me if the strings were all right and changed them at once when I answered in the negative.

He answered brusquely and deposited her things in the middle of the room.

When no one answered, she knocked again.

All of these she answered herself, and she made public acknowledgment in letters to the newspapers.

Many are the travellers I have spoken concerning them, describing their tracks and what calls they answered to.

The prince answered nothing, but she looked at him significantly, awaiting a reply.

Lisa started to get up but Howard motioned her to sit still while he answered the door.

Yancey tossed his newspaper aside and stomped into the hallway, where he gruffly answered the intrusive caller.

She said when a familiar voice answered on the fifth ring.

Daniel Brennan answered on the first ring.

The figure above me answered.

The phone rang, precluding a pithy rejoinder, and as Cynthia was elbow-deep in dishwater, Dean answered.

The phone rang four times and Carmen was ready to hang up when Katie answered.

From the next stall, Dawn answered.

Believe me, Quinn answered.

Brennan answered his own question.

I don't really know, but I think I answered one of the first calls they made.

Martha answered and with a strange look on her face, turned the phone over to Howie.

Strange though, when I asked if gunshots were common, they answered yes, but it was a quiet weekend; none had been reported for several days.

Agnes Delanco answered immediately.

I rang the bell and I could see shadow movement behind the thin drapes but no one answered.

A woman with a gruff voice answered for Blast Publishing.

Our dog spotted a rabbit crossing his driveway and lurched forward to give chase, tangling me in his leash as I answered.

I know, my wife answered.

He answered matter-of-factly, without any sense of embarrassment.

I blurted out as soon as Jackson thankfully answered.

I answered to detective Jackson.

Wait a minute, he said just as Jackson answered my cell.

A person behind me answered nervously.

I'll get on it, a voice answered.

The phone rang more than a dozen times before a man with groggy voice answered.

His phone rang again, and he answered, trailing Bianca to an elevator.

Jonny answered, plainly pulled from sleep.

Speck crossed his arms and waited as he answered.

Yes, I suppose, she answered.

Most of what I know comes from what I've relearned after the Schism, Jule answered.

How may I direct your call? a pleasant voice answered.

As if in a dream, she pulled it free and answered.

You never answered my question.

His phone rang, and he answered, expecting the woman to return his call with a few dozen apologies.