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

The state or quality of being answerable.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, to. / To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to. / To justify oneself to (someone). (usually with have to)

plural of answerability

The state of being answerable.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer for

simple past tense and past participle of answer for

present participle of answer for

In suitable proportion; proportionately. / In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.

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.