Answer
noun
A reply to a question or problem.
I asked him what time it was and he gave me an answer.
Often appears as...
- give an answer
- find an answer
verb
To reply to a question or problem.
He answered my question about the time.
Often appears as...
- answer a question
- answer a call
verb
To meet the requirements or needs of.
This new laptop answers all my needs for my work.
Often appears as...
- answer the requirements
- answer the needs
noun
A solution or explanation to a problem or question.
The answer to the math problem is 42.
Often appears as...
- find the answer
- get the answer
noun
A reply to a question or problem.
I asked him what time it was and he gave me an answer.
Often appears as...
- give an answer
- find an answer
verb
To reply to a question or problem.
He answered my question about the time.
Often appears as...
- answer a question
- answer a call
verb
To meet the requirements or needs of.
This new laptop answers all my needs for my work.
Often appears as...
- answer the requirements
- answer the needs
noun
A solution or explanation to a problem or question.
The answer to the math problem is 42.
Often appears as...
- find the answer
- get the answer
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Question Context
Use 'answer' as a noun when referring to what someone says directly after a question.
The teacher waited for the student's answer.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Verbal
'Answer' can also mean a written response or action taken in response to a question.
He wrote his answer on the quiz sheet.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Incomplete
Ensure the answer is complete and addresses what was asked. Incomplete answers can cause confusion.
Her answer didn't cover all parts of the question.
Pro Tip 1/3Question Context
Use 'answer' as a noun when referring to what someone says directly after a question.
The teacher waited for the student's answer.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Verbal
'Answer' can also mean a written response or action taken in response to a question.
He wrote his answer on the quiz sheet.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Incomplete
Ensure the answer is complete and addresses what was asked. Incomplete answers can cause confusion.
Her answer didn't cover all parts of the question.
Pro Tip 1/3Question Context
Use 'answer' as a noun when referring to what someone says directly after a question.
The teacher waited for the student's answer.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Verbal
'Answer' can also mean a written response or action taken in response to a question.
He wrote his answer on the quiz sheet.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Incomplete
Ensure the answer is complete and addresses what was asked. Incomplete answers can cause confusion.
Her answer didn't cover all parts of the question.
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Expanding our definition...
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Swiss Athlete
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American Historian
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Welsh Actor
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Swedish Athlete
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
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American Musician
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Swiss Athlete
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Will Durant
American Historian
The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and raises the questions that have bothered him to the last day of his life, knowing he will never get the answers.
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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
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Welsh Actor
I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish Athlete
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I believe there are no questions that science can't answer about a physical universe.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.
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Aretha Franklin
American Musician
The love of my life? I'm much too young to answer that question.
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G-Dragon
South Korean Musician
Don't be afraid. There is no right answer in fashion.
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