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answer definition
a
statement
(either
spoken
or
written)
that
is
made
to
reply
to
a
question
or
request
or
criticism
or
accusation
examples:
I
waited
several
days
for
his
answer
examples:
he
wrote
replies
to
several
of
his
critics
the
speech
act
of
replying
to
a
question
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
a
nonverbal
reaction
examples:
his
answer
to
any
problem
was
to
get
drunk
examples:
their
answer
was
to
sue
me
react
verbally
examples:
She
didn't
want
to
answer
examples:
answer
the
question
examples:
We
answered
that
we
would
accept
the
invitation
respond
to
a
signal
examples:
answer
the
door
examples:
answer
the
telephone
give
the
correct
answer
or
solution
to
examples:
answer
a
question
examples:
answer
the
riddle
understand
the
meaning
of
examples:
The
question
concerning
the
meaning
of
life
cannot
be
answered
give
a
defence
or
refutation
of
(a
charge)
or
in
(an
argument)
examples:
The
defendant
answered
to
all
the
charges
of
the
prosecution
be
liable
or
accountable
examples:
She
must
answer
for
her
actions
match
or
correspond
examples:
The
drawing
of
the
suspect
answers
to
the
description
the
victim
gave
be
satisfactory
for;
meet
the
requirements
of
or
serve
the
purpose
of
examples:
This
may
answer
her
needs
react
to
a
stimulus
or
command
examples:
The
steering
of
my
new
car
answers
to
the
slightest
touch
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