answer
noun
[ ˈɑːnsə ]
• a thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.
• "he knocked and entered without waiting for an answer"
Similar:
reply,
response,
rejoinder,
return,
reaction,
acknowledgement,
retort,
riposte,
comeback,
clapback,
• a solution to a problem or dilemma.
• "the answer to poverty and unemployment is a properly funded range of services"
• a person or thing regarded as the equivalent to a better-known one from another place.
• "the press called her Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe"
answer
verb
• say or write something as a reaction to someone or something.
• "‘Of course I can,’ she answered"
Similar:
reply,
respond,
speak/say in response,
make a rejoinder,
rejoin,
retort,
come back,
fling back,
hurl back,
acknowledge,
write back,
get back to,
riposte,
• act in reaction to (a sound such as a phone ringing or a knock or ring on a door).
• "Digby answered the door"
• defend oneself against (a charge, accusation, or criticism).
• "he said he would return to Spain to answer all charges"
• be suitable for fulfilling (a need); satisfy.
• "entrepreneurship is necessary to answer the needs of national and international markets"
Origin:
Old English andswaru (noun), andswarian (verb), of Germanic origin; from a base shared by swear.
