answer

She answers him as if she knew his mind:

to answer a charge or accusation

She answered the door.

Mr. Knightley had done all in his power for Mr. Woodhouse’s entertainment. Books of engravings, drawers of medals, cameos, corals, shells, and every other family collection within his cabinets, had been prepared for his old friend, to while away the morning; and the kindness had perfectly answered.

The man must answer to his employer for the money entrusted to his care.

Egad, I wish she had answer’d her picture as well.

The windows answering each other, we could just discern the glowing horizon through them […]

[…] that the time may haue all ſhadow, and ſilence in it: and the place anſwere to conuenience

[…] no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

He answered my claim upon him.

[…] I will, by to-morrow dinner-time, / Send him to answer thee, or any man, / For any thing he shall be charged withal:

[…] The noble Brutus / Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: / If it were so, it was a grievous fault, / And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.