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/ˈan.sə//ˈæn.sɚ/Definitions
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
Example: Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face.
A solution to a problem.
Example: There is no simple answer to corruption.
A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
/ˈan.sə//ˈæn.sɚ/Definitions
To make a reply or response to.
Example: He answered the question.
To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
Example: to answer a charge or accusation
To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
Example: Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.
To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
Example: It answers the need.