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"She didn't want to answer" "answer the question" "We answered that we would accept the invitation"verbreact verbally
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"A few words would answer"verbbe sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantitytype of:
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"the answers were in the back of the book"nouna statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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"I waited several days for his answer"nouna statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusationtype of:
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"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"verbunderstand the meaning of
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"his answer to any problem was to get drunk" "their answer was to sue me"nouna nonverbal reaction
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"She must answer for her actions"verbbe liable or accountabletype of:
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"This may answer her needs"verbbe satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
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"The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"verbgive a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
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"answer a question" "answer the riddle"verbgive the correct answer or solution totype of:
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"The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"verbmatch or correspond
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"The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"verbreact to a stimulus or command
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"answer the door" "answer the telephone"verbrespond to a signal
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nounthe principal 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 counterclaimstype of:
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nounthe speech act of replying to a questionOpposite:
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do be say tell work meet check return state agree field match fit serve fill defense result solve solution statement reaction response counter respond function lick react reply fulfill repay defence satisfy resolve plea feedback qualify resolution tally fulfil suffice pleading correspond sass rejoin refute solvent bridle answerable retort denouement jibe rebut riposte refutation gibe call back come back answerer live up to go around measure up go a long way bridge over tide over keep going rescript work out puzzle out figure out conform to nolo contendere non vult evasive answer urim and thummim