answer
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
- A solution to a problem.
- Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
- A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
Sinonieme
reply to
be sufficient
respond to
spoken answer
make a reply
speak in reply
responsible for
take in charge
give an answer
tell about
trouble-shoot
another word
written answer
give answer
call out in reply
give an answering call
repay a favour
grant one’s petition
make return
return something
solving object
answer the phone
be enough
be responsible
countervail
declare
elucidate
feed back
Frekwensie
Koppelteken as
an‧swer
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɑːn.sə/
Etimologie (Engels)
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”).
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