See Also: answer 1, noun(dictionary)
Answer(medicine)
Answer(money)
Answer(law)
answer(1)(dictionary)
answer(2)(dictionary)
ANSWER:(law)
CASE TO ANSWER(law)
ANSWER, practice(law)
ill 3, noun(dictionary)

answer 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?reply?
2 ?test/competition etc?
3 ?invitation/letter etc?
4 ?problem?
5 ?on the phone?
6 ?at the door?
7 have/know all the answers
8 somebody's answer to something
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[Language: Old English; Origin: andswaru]
?REPLY?
[U and C] something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you
-synonym response response
::You don't have to give them an answer now.
::Every time I ask him about it, I get a different answer.
answer to
::These are important questions, and we want answers to them.
::She's still waiting for an answer from the school.
:: The honest answer was that I didn't know.
:: He was never able to get a straight answer about why it happened.
::It's impossible for me to give you a definite answer at this time.
:: The short answer is that it can't be done.
:: In answer to your question , yes, you can go.
::If it's money you want, the answer is no !
?TEST/COMPETITION ETC?
[C] something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test or competition
answer to
::What was the answer to question 4?
the right/wrong/correct/incorrect answer
::Score two points for each correct answer.
?INVITATION/LETTER ETC?
[C] a written reply to a letter, invitation, advertisement etc
answer to
::Did you ever get an answer to your letter?
?PROBLEM?
[C] a way of dealing with a problem
-synonym solution solution
simple/easy/obvious answer
::There is no simple answer.
answer to
::The police do not have an answer to rising crime.
::Some people think cars should be banned from the city, but I don't think that's the answer.
be the answer to sb's problems/worries etc
::If he could get a job it'd be the answer to all his worries.
?ON THE PHONE?
[singular, U usually in negative] if you get an answer when you call someone on the phone, they pick up the phone and talk to you
::I tried calling him all day but couldn't get an answer.
?AT THE DOOR?
[singular, U usually in negative] if you get an answer when you knock on a door, someone opens it and talks to you
::I tried knocking on her door, but there was no answer .
have/know all the answers
informal to be very sure that you know everything about a situation, especially when you do not
::He acts like he has all the answers.
sb's answer to sth
written someone or something that is considered to be just as good as a more famous person or thing
::The Space Needle is Seattle's answer to the Eiffel Tower.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
give (somebody) an answer
get/receive an answer
wait for an answer
an honest/straight answer
a definite answer (=when you say definitely yes or no)
the short/simple answer is ... spoken
in answer to somebody's question
the answer is yes/no spoken