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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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