answer
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Synonyms for answer
reply
acknowledge
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- acknowledge
- respond to
- react to
- reply to
- write back to
fit
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- fit
- meet
- match
- agree to
- conform to
- correspond to
- correlate to
reply
solution
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remedy
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answer for something: be responsible for
answer for something: pay for
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- pay for
- suffer for
- atone for
- make amends for
answer someone back
answer to someone
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- be responsible to
- obey
- work under
- be ruled by
- be managed by
- be subordinate to
- be accountable to
- be answerable to
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Synonyms for answer
something worked out to explain, resolve, or provide a method for dealing with and settling a problem
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Synonyms for answer
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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the speech act of replying to a question
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
react verbally
give the correct answer or solution to
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understand the meaning of
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be liable or accountable
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be sufficient
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