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answer*/*/*/
[ˈɑːnsə] noun [C] I
1) a spoken or written reply to something such as a question, a letter, or a telephone call
I wrote to her in May but I never got an answer.[/ex]
I'll give you a definite answer tomorrow.[/ex]
The answer to your question is yes.[/ex]
2) a spoken or written reply to a question in a test or competition
I'm sorry, but ‘Paris' is the wrong answer.[/ex]
Do you know the answer to question 10?[/ex]
3) a way of dealing with a problem
Syn:
solution
There are no easy answers to this crisis.[/ex]
II
verb [I/T]
answer */*/*/[ˈɑːnsə]
1) to give a spoken or written reply to a question, letter etc
Mark answered my letter right away.[/ex]
I'm still waiting for you to answer.[/ex]
What's the matter? Answer me![/ex]
‘I don't have it,' he answered truthfully.[/ex]
We asked him if he agreed with us, and he answered that he did.[/ex]
2) to come to the door when someone calls at your house, or to pick up the phone when it rings
I knocked and a young man answered the door.[/ex]
3) to try to give the correct reply to a question in a test or competition
Not everyone answered correctly.[/ex]
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- answer for sth
- answer to sb

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