answer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something you say or write in reply to a question, letter, or request.

   I waited several days for an answer to my email.

2. 2
   verb

   To say or write something in reply to a question or request.

   She answered all the questions on the test correctly.

3. 3
   noun

   A solution to a problem.

   Studying harder is the answer to your low grades.

Common collocations

• answer a question Verb + noun
• answer the phone Verb + noun
• find the answer Verb + noun
• give an answer Verb + noun
• know the answer Verb + noun
• clear answer Adjective + noun
• correct answer Adjective + noun
• simple answer Adjective + noun
• answer the door Verb + noun
• answer your cell Verb + noun
• provide an answer Verb + noun
• definitive answer Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-Indo-European *swer-der. Proto-Germanic *swarō Proto-Germanic *andaswarō Proto-West Germanic *andaswaru Old English andswaru Middle English answere English answer From Middle English answere, andsware, from Old English andswaru (“answer”), from and- (“against”) + swaru (“affirmation”), (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”) and Old English swerian (“to swear”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer-), suggesting an original meaning of "a sworn statement rebutti…

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