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<blockquote data-quote="ShRapNeR" data-source="post: 460743" data-attributes="member: 551253">an·swer&nbsp; &nbsp; ( P )&nbsp; Pronunciation Key&nbsp; (nsr)n.A spoken or written reply, as to a question.A correct reply.A solution, as to a problem.A correct solution.An act in retaliation or response: Our only possible answer was to sue.Something markedly similar to another of the same class: cable TV&#039;s answer to the commercial networks&#039; sportscasts.Law. A defendant&#039;s defense against charges.v. an·swered, an·swer·ing, an·swersv. intr.To speak, write, or act as a return, as to a question.To be liable or accountable: You must answer for your actions.To serve the purpose; suffice: “Often I do use three words where one would answer” (Mark Twain).To correspond; match: I found a dog answering to that description.v. tr.To speak, write, or act as a return to; respond to.To respond correctly to.To fulfill the demands or needs of; serve: “My fortune has answered my desires” (Isaak Walton).To conform or correspond to: The suspect answers the description given by the police.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ShRapNeR, post: 460743, member: 551253"] an·swer ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nsr) n. A spoken or written reply, as to a question. A correct reply. A solution, as to a problem. A correct solution. An act in retaliation or response: Our only possible answer was to sue. Something markedly similar to another of the same class: cable TV's answer to the commercial networks' sportscasts. Law. A defendant's defense against charges. v. an·swered, an·swer·ing, an·swers v. intr. To speak, write, or act as a return, as to a question. To be liable or accountable: You must answer for your actions. To serve the purpose; suffice: “Often I do use three words where one would answer” (Mark Twain). To correspond; match: I found a dog answering to that description. v. tr. To speak, write, or act as a return to; respond to. To respond correctly to. To fulfill the demands or needs of; serve: “My fortune has answered my desires” (Isaak Walton). To conform or correspond to: The suspect answers the description given by the police. [/QUOTE]

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