A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question. / A solution to a problem.

(transitive, intransitive) To make a reply or response to. / (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for. / (transitive, intransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something. / (transitive) To guarantee.

Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible. / (of a question) Able to be answered. / (archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).

A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.

The state or quality of being answerable.

plural of answerer

The act of giving an answer.

present participle of answer

simple past tense and past participle of answer