Dictionary entry details
• ANSWER (noun)
Meaning:
A statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
answer; reply; response
Context examples:
I waited several days for his answer / he wrote replies to several of his critics
Hypernyms ("answer" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "answer"):
feedback (response to an inquiry or experiment)
rescript (a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality)
Meaning:
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
solvent; solution; result; answer; resolution
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("answer" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "answer"):
denouement (the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)
Meaning:
The speech act of replying to a question
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("answer" is a kind of...):
reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "answer"):
Urim and Thummim (lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions)
defence; defense; refutation (the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions)
Antonym:
question (an instance of questioning)
Meaning:
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 plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("answer" is a kind of...):
pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "answer"):
evasive answer ((law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint)
nolo contendere; non vult ((law) an answer of 'no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction)
plea ((law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer))
Meaning:
A nonverbal reaction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
his answer to any problem was to get drunk / their answer was to sue me
Hypernyms ("answer" is a kind of...):
reaction; response (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent)
• ANSWER (verb)
Meaning:
Reply or respond to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
answer; reply; respond
Context examples:
She didn't want to answer / answer the question / We answered that we would accept the invitation
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "answer"):
bridle (respond to the reins, as of horses)
come back; rejoin; repay; retort; return; riposte (answer back)
sass (answer back in an impudent or insolent manner)
field (answer adequately or successfully)
counter (speak in response)
call back (return or repeat a telephone call)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
Sentence example:
They answer that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Give the correct answer or solution to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
answer a question / answer the riddle
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
figure out; lick; puzzle out; solve; work; work out (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Respond to a signal
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
answer the door / answer the telephone
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
react; respond (show a response or a reaction to something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Understand the meaning of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
answer; resolve
Context example:
The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
figure out; lick; puzzle out; solve; work; work out (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
rebut; refute (overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be liable or accountable
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
She must answer for her actions
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
suffice; answer; do; serve
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
fulfil; fulfill; live up to; satisfy (fulfil the requirements or expectations of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "answer"):
bridge over; keep going; tide over (suffice for a period between two points)
go a long way (suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent)
function; serve (serve a purpose, role, or function)
measure up; qualify (prove capable or fit; meet requirements)
go around (be sufficient)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Match or correspond
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Context example:
This may answer her needs
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
fill; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill or meet a want or need)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
React to a stimulus or command
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch
Hypernyms (to "answer" is one way to...):
react; respond (show a response or a reaction to something)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
