Answer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈansəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈansəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæsʃ/.

Examples

I waited several days for his answer
he wrote replies to several of his critics
they were trying to find a peaceful solution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

do serve resolve suffice solution respond reply response result solvent resolution

Antonyms

question

Parts of Speech

noun	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation “I waited several days for his answer”
noun	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem “they were trying to find a peaceful solution”
noun	the speech act of replying to a question
noun	the 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 counterclaims
noun	a nonverbal reaction “his answer to any problem was to get drunk”
verb	react verbally “She didn't want to answer”
verb	respond to a signal “answer the door”
verb	give the correct answer or solution to “answer a question”
verb	understand the meaning of “The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered”
verb	give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) “The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution”
verb	be liable or accountable “She must answer for her actions”
verb	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity “A few words would answer”
verb	match or correspond “The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave”
verb	be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of “This may answer her needs”
verb	react to a stimulus or command “The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch”

Word Forms

answer	verb	react verbally
reply	verb	react verbally
solve	verb	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
answer	noun	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
answerer	noun	someone who responds
reply	noun	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
responder	noun	someone who responds
respondent	noun	someone who responds
answerable	adjective	capable of being answered
sufficient	adjective	of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
sufficiency	noun	sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Antwort

eine (mündliche oder schriftliche) Erklärung, die als Antwort auf eine Frage, Bitte, Kritik oder Anschuldigung abgegeben wird

🇫🇷French

répondre

une déclaration (verbale ou écrite) faite pour répondre à une question, une demande, une critique ou une accusation

🇪🇸Spanish

respuesta

una declaración (ya sea hablada o escrita) que se hace para responder a una pregunta, solicitud, crítica o acusación

🇮🇹Italian

risposta

una dichiarazione (parlata o scritta) fatta per rispondere a una domanda, richiesta, critica o accusa

🇳🇱Dutch

antwoord

een verklaring (gesproken of geschreven) die wordt afgelegd als antwoord op een vraag, verzoek, kritiek of beschuldiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

responder

uma declaração (falada ou escrita) feita para responder a uma pergunta, pedido, crítica ou acusação

🇷🇺Russian

отвечать

заявление (устное или письменное), сделанное в ответ на вопрос, просьбу, критику или обвинение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तर

एक बयान (या तो मौखिक या लिखित) जो किसी प्रश्न या अनुरोध या आलोचना या आरोप का उत्तर देने के लिए दिया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তর

একটি বিবৃতি (হয় বলা বা লিখিত) যা একটি প্রশ্ন বা অনুরোধ বা সমালোচনা বা অভিযোগের উত্তর দেওয়ার জন্য তৈরি করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பதில்

ஒரு கேள்வி அல்லது கோரிக்கை அல்லது விமர்சனம் அல்லது குற்றச்சாட்டுக்கு பதிலளிப்பதற்காக செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு அறிக்கை (பேசப்பட்ட அல்லது எழுதப்பட்ட).

🇮🇳Telugu

సమాధానం

ప్రశ్న లేదా అభ్యర్థన లేదా విమర్శ లేదా ఆరోపణకు ప్రత్యుత్తరం ఇవ్వడానికి చేసిన ప్రకటన (మాట్లాడే లేదా వ్రాసినది).

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तर

विधान (एकतर बोलले किंवा लिखित) जे प्रश्न किंवा विनंती किंवा टीका किंवा आरोपाला उत्तर देण्यासाठी केले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જવાબ

એક નિવેદન (ક્યાં તો બોલાયેલ અથવા લેખિત) જે પ્રશ્ન અથવા વિનંતી અથવા ટીકા અથવા આરોપનો જવાબ આપવા માટે બનાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ತರ

ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನಂತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಟೀಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆರೋಪಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಲು ಮಾಡಿದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ (ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಬರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉത്തരം

ഒരു ചോദ്യത്തിനോ അഭ്യർത്ഥനയ്‌ക്കോ വിമർശനത്തിനോ ആരോപണത്തിനോ മറുപടി നൽകുന്നതിനായി നടത്തിയ ഒരു പ്രസ്താവന (സംസാരിക്കുന്നതോ എഴുതിയതോ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਵਾਬ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿਆਨ (ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਖਿਆ) ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਵਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਦਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جواب

ایک بیان (یا تو بولا یا لکھا ہوا) جو کسی سوال یا درخواست یا تنقید یا الزام کا جواب دینے کے لیے بنایا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回答

为答复问题、请求、批评或指控而做出的声明（口头或书面）

🇯🇵Japanese

答え

質問、要求、批判、非難に答えるためになされる声明（話し言葉か書き言葉）

🇰🇷Korean

답변

질문이나 요청, 비판이나 비난에 대답하기 위해 하는 진술(말 또는 서면)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trả lời

một tuyên bố (nói hoặc viết) được đưa ra để trả lời một câu hỏi hoặc yêu cầu hoặc chỉ trích hoặc buộc tội

🇹🇭Thai

คำตอบ

คำแถลง (ทั้งคำพูดหรือลายลักษณ์อักษร) ที่ทำขึ้นเพื่อตอบคำถามหรือคำขอหรือคำวิจารณ์หรือข้อกล่าวหา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjawab

suatu pernyataan (baik lisan maupun tulisan) yang dibuat untuk menjawab pertanyaan atau permintaan atau kritik atau tuduhan

🇵🇭Filipino

sagot

isang pahayag (alinman sa pasalita o nakasulat) na ginawa upang tumugon sa isang tanong o kahilingan o pagpuna o akusasyon

🇲🇾Malay

jawab

pernyataan (sama ada lisan atau bertulis) yang dibuat untuk menjawab soalan atau permintaan atau kritikan atau tuduhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إجابة

بيان (سواء كان منطوقًا أو مكتوبًا) يتم إجراؤه للرد على سؤال أو طلب أو انتقاد أو اتهام

🇮🇷Persian

پاسخ دهید

بیانیه ای (چه گفتاری یا کتبی) که برای پاسخ به یک سوال یا درخواست یا انتقاد یا اتهام بیان می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

cevap

bir soruya veya talebe veya eleştiriye veya suçlamaya yanıt vermek için yapılan (sözlü veya yazılı) bir açıklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְשׁוּבָה

הצהרה (או בדיבור או בכתב) שנאמרת כדי לענות על שאלה או בקשה או ביקורת או האשמה

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The primary meaning of 'answer' is 'a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation'.

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