HOW TO PRONOUNCE
answer
/ˈæn.sɚ/
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The written w has no separate sound.
Stress the first syllable. The w is silent, and the ending has an American r sound.
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“An answer to the question.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does answer mean?
noun
- A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
- A solution to a problem.
- Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
More meanings (15)
noun
- A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
verb
- To make a reply or response to.
- To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
- To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
- To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
- To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
- To file a document in response to a complaint.
- To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
- To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
- To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
- To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
- (obsolete) To render account to or for.
- (obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
- (obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæn.sɚ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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In the pages of books
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Alice did not know what to say to this, but luckily the Queen did not wait for an answer, but went on.
Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.
More book examples (3)
Almost before he had ceased speaking, Oak was seized with a misgiving as to whose ear was the recipient of his answer.
It was a long time before he could steady his nerves to answer my questions, and then he answered perplexingly and brokenly.
“I’ve moved the bureau and I’ve taken out the drawers and I’ve looked in every crack and cranny” was Marilla’s positive answer.