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Etymology 1
Old English andswaru

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/���n.s�/, SAMPA|/"A:n.s@/
(General American|US) IPA|/�æns�/
audio|en-gb-answer.ogg|Audio (RP)
audio|en-us-answer.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ns�(r)|-��ns�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. A response; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.

#: Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face.

1. A solution to a problem.

#:The answer is...

1. Answer to an email. (reply)
2. law: A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.

Slovene: t+|sl|odgovor|m
Spanish: t-|es|respuesta|f
Swedish: t+|sv|svar|n
Telugu: (javaabu)t|te|�వాబ�|scTelu,(samadaanam)t|te|సమాధాన�|scTelu
Vietnamese: câu trả l�i
Welsh: ateb
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Slovene: t+|sl|odgovor|m, t+|sl|rešitev|f
Swedish: t+|sv|svar|n
Telugu: (pariskAram)t|te|పరిష��ార�|sc=Telu
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Slovene: t+|sl|odgovor|m
Spanish: contestación f}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|svar|n
Telugu: (javaabu)t|te|�వాబ�|scTelu,(samadaanam)t|te|సమాధాన�|scTelu
Vietnamese: Tin#Vietnamese|tin trả l�i
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trans-top|document filed in response to a complaint
Finnish: t-|fi|vastine
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Polish: t-|pl|odpowiedź|f
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Etymology 2
Old English ''andswarian

Verb
en-verb

1. To make a reply or response to.

#: He answered the question.

1. To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.

#: She answered the door.

1. To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.

#: It answers the need.

1. law: To file a document in response to a complaint.

Derived terms
answer back

Translations
trans-top|to make a reply or response to
Finnish: t+|fi|vastata
German: t+|de|antworten
Greek: t|el|α�αν��||trapantó|scGrek
Japanese: ���� (henji suru)
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Kurdish: KUchar|���ڵا�
Norwegian: t+|no|svare
Polish: t|pl|odpowiedzie�
Russian: о�ве�а�� (otv'e�át') impf, о�ве�и�� (otv'étit') pf
Slovene: t+|sl|odgovoriti
Spanish: t+|es|responder, t-|es|contestar
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trans-top|to respond to a call
Polish: t|pl|odpowiedzie�
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Spanish: t-|es|contestar
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trans-top|to suit a need or purpose satisfactorily
Finnish: t+|fi|vastata
Japanese: ��� (kotaeru)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ج� ب��ج�
Norwegian: t-|no|oppfylle, t-|no|tilfredsstille
Polish: t|pl|odpowiada�
Russian: о�ве�а�� (otv'e�át') impf, о�ве�и�� (otv'étit') pf; �оо�ве���вова�� (sootv'étstvovat') pf
Spanish: t+|es|servir
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trans-top|law: to file a response to a complaint
Finnish: t+|fi|vastata
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Polish: t|pl|odpowiada�
Russian: о�ве�а�� (otv'e�át') impf, о�ве�и�� (otv'étit') pf
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ttbc|Breton: respont da unan bennak (to somebody)
ttbc|Bulgarian: о�гова��м (1), о�в���ам (1), задовол�вам (2)
ttbc|French: répondre (1, 2)
ttbc|Hebrew: �ענ�ת (la'anot) (1,2), ��ש�� (le'hashyv) (1,3)
ttbc|Ido: respondar
ttbc|Latin: respondere
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ttbc|Old English: oncweþan
ttbc|Portuguese: responder
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: freagair
ttbc|Vietnamese: trả l�i (1), hợp (2, actually an adjective)
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• 2007-12-19 23:59 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for bg, pl, sl

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