Definition of answer

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Answer (n.) To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit..

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Correspond :: Correspond (v. i.) To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit; to answer; -- followed by to.
Report :: Report (v. t.) To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee reported progress..
Babu :: Babu (n.) A Hindoo gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindoo title answering to Mr. or Esquire..
Dicast :: Dicast (n.) A functionary in ancient Athens answering nearly to the modern juryman.
Catechetical :: Catechetical (a.) Relating to or consisting in, asking questions and receiving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching..
Antanagoge :: Antanagoge (n.) A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge..
Tisri :: Tisri (n.) The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October..
Responsory :: Responsory (n.) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service..
Return :: Return (v. i.) To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.
Meek :: Meek (superl.) Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face..
Responsible :: Responsible (a.) Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office..
Cortes :: Cortes (n. pl.) The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain..
Respond :: Respond (v. i.) To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages..
Yea :: Yea (adv.) Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes..
Sponsor :: Sponsor (n.) One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety..
Plead :: Plead (v. t.) To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea..
Obverse :: Obverse (a.) Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things..
Lychnis :: Lychnis (n.) A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family (Caryophyllaceae). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may have anciently answered as wicks for lamps. The botanical name is in common use for the garden species. The corn cockle (Lychnis Githago) is a common weed in wheat fields..
Co-respondent :: Co-respondent (n.) One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another.
Futile :: Futile (v. t.) Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless.
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