Definitions
1.nounA response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question."Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face."
2.nounA solution to a problem."There is no simple answer to corruption."
3.nounA document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
4.verbTo make a reply or response to."He answered the question."
5.verbTo speak in defence against; to reply to in defence."to answer a charge or accusation"
6.verbTo respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment."Nobody answered when I knocked on the door."
7.verbTo suit a need or purpose satisfactorily."It answers the need."
8.verbTo be accountable or responsible; to make amends."He has a lot to answer for."
9.verbTo file a document in response to a complaint.
10.verbTo correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
11.verbTo be opposite, or to act in opposition.
12.verbTo be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
13.verbTo respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
14.verbTo be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand."He answered my claim upon him."
15.verbTo render account to or for.
16.verbTo atone for; to be punished for.
17.verbTo be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.