answer, n.
(answers)
freq. cnt. 62
(answers)
freq. cnt. 62
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 6
answer reply response
sample sentences
"I waited several days for his answer""he wrote replies to several of his critics"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 54 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 8
answer resolution result solution solvent
sample sentences
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution""the answers were in the back of the book"
"he computed the result to four decimal places"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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the speech act of replying to a question
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
answer
a nonverbal reaction
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answer
sample sentences
"his answer to any problem was to get drunk""their answer was to sue me"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
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