answer

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
2. A solution to a problem.
3. Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
4. A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
2. (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
3. (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
4. (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
5. To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
6. To file a document in response to a complaint.
7. To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
8. To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
9. To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
10. To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
11. To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
12. (obsolete) To render account to or for.
13. (obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
14. (obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.

Sinonieme

reply

respond

response

solution

retort

rejoinder

account

resolve

reaction

return

solve

key

🔑

react

explanation

rejoin

defense

serve

reply to

satisfy

counter

resolution

replica

rebuttal

do

objection

plea

repay

cue

suffice

crackdown

accept

🉑

sass

riposte

correspond

result

retaliate

report

echo

present

come back

comeback

translate

replication

n

meet

give back

fulfill

fill

explain

fulfil

Vertalings

répondre

réponse

Antwort

antworten

risposta

rispondere

respuesta

contestar

responder

resposta

responder

antwoord

antwoorden

απάντηση

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɑːn.sə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: answere

Geërf van Old English: andswaru

Verwante met Old Frisian: ondser

Verwante met Old Saxon: andswōr

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Sweeds: ansvar

Verwante met Yslands: andsvar

Verwante met Old English: andwyrde

Verwante met Nederlands: antwoord

Verwante met Duits: Antwort

Verwante met Old English: andcwiss

Verwante met Duits: Schwur

Geërf van Middle English: answeren

Geërf van Old English: andswarian

Verwante met Old Frisian: ondswera

Verwante met Deens: ansvare

Verwante met Sweeds: ansvara

Verwante met Yslands: andsvara

In summary

From Middle English answere, andsware, from Old English andswaru (“answer”), from and- (“against”) + swaru (“affirmation”), (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”) and Old English swerian (“to swear”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer-), suggesting an original meaning of "a sworn statement rebutting a charge". The cognates suggest the existence of Proto-Germanic *andaswarō (“a reply to a question”). Cognate with Old Frisian ondser (“answer”), Old Saxon andswōr (“answer”), Danish and Swedish ansvar (“liability, responsibility, answer”), Icelandic andsvar (“answer, response”). Compare also Old English andwyrde (“answer”) (cognate to Dutch antwoord, German Antwort), Old English andcwiss (“reply”), German Schwur (“oath, vow”).

Sinne

And nobody could accept that answer .

He co-starred with Kate Burton in both Give Me Your Answer , Do !

The Englishman didn't answer him directly .

The boy mumbled an answer that allowed him to avoid responding to her question .