Verb
1. reply or respond to;
"She didn't want to answer""answer the question""We answered that we would accept the invitation"2. give the correct answer or solution to;
"answer a question""answer the riddle"3. respond to a signal;
"answer the door""answer the telephone"4. understand the meaning of;
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"5. give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument);
"The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"6. be liable or accountable;
"She must answer for her actions"7. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity;
"A few words would answer""This car suits my purpose well""Will $100 do?""A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school""Nothing else will serve"8. match or correspond;
"The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"9. be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of;
"This may answer her needs"10. react to a stimulus or command;
"The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"