Answer

English Meaning

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

1. A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
2. A correct reply.
3. A solution, as to a problem.
4. A correct solution.
5. An act in retaliation or response: Our only possible answer was to sue.
6. Something markedly similar to another of the same class: cable TV's answer to the commercial networks' sportscasts.
7. Law A defendant's defense against charges.
8. To speak, write, or act as a return, as to a question.
9. To be liable or accountable: You must answer for your actions.
10. To serve the purpose; suffice: "Often I do use three words where one would answer” ( Mark Twain).
11. To correspond; match: I found a dog answering to that description.
12. To speak, write, or act as a return to; respond to.
13. To respond correctly to.
14. To fulfill the demands or needs of; serve: "My fortune has answered my desires” ( Isaak Walton).
15. To conform or correspond to: The suspect answers the description given by the police.