Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"his answer to any problem was to get drunk"
"their answer was to sue me"
verb
Sense 2
match or correspond
"The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"This may answer her needs"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"She didn''t want to answer"
"answer the question"
"We answered that we would accept the invitation"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb
Sense 5
"The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"answer the door"
"answer the telephone"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 8
"answer a question"
"answer the riddle"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 9
understand the meaning of
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 10
noun
Sense 11
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
"I waited several days for his answer"
"he wrote replies to several of his critics"
Type of:
statement
noun
Sense 12
the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff''s complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant''s plea of `guilty'' or `not guilty'' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintif
Type of:
pleading
verb
Sense 13
be liable or accountable
"She must answer for her actions"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 14
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution"
"the answers were in the back of the book"
"he computed the result to four decimal places"
Type of:
statement
Kinds of:
denouement
verb
Sense 15
"A few words would answer"
"This car suits my purpose well"
"Will $100 do?"
"A ''B'' grade doesn''t suffice to get me into medical school"
"Nothing else will serve"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Frame 34
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
79
Times Searched
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