answer

Meanings

• Noun

  A response to a question or request.

  - "What is the answer to the question?"
  - "I don't have the answer right now."
  - "The answer is 42."
  - "The answer to the riddle is the thing I am."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈan.sə/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈæn.sɚ/
   
   
   
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3. /ˈan.sə/
   
   
   
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4. /ˈæn.sɚ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

answer for

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with answer
dancer , answerer , ranger , stranger

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Answer (English) : A response to a question or request.
   

2. Answer (Scottish Gaelic) : Back, behind
   

3. Answer (Ancient Greek) : A defense, protection
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Answer (English) : A response to a question or request.
   

2. Answer (Scottish Gaelic) : Back, behind
   

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Variants

List of all variants of answer that leads to same result
answer , answers , answered , answerer , answerers , answering , answer back , answered back , answering back , answers back , answer for , answer for (someone) , answer for someone , answer for (something) , answer for something , answer (someone) back , answer someone back , answer someone's prayers , answer the door , answer to all someone's prayers , answer to a name

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Forms

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answers, answering

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English answaran, from answarian, from answarian on swearth 'on earth' + -an 'back' + weran 'be'.

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Trivia

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1. The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, according to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is 42.

2. The term 'answer back' means to reply or retort.

3. In ancient Greece, the oracle at Delphi was believed to provide answers to important questions.

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Related Concepts

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1. Question: A query or request for information.

2. Riddle: A puzzle or question designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.

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Culture

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Answer has been used in various forms of literature, art, and music. In literature, answers are often sought after in stories, such as riddles and puzzles. In art, answers can represent resolution or completion. In music, the answer can refer to the resolution of a musical phrase or the final verse of a song.

How to Memorize "answer"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a question mark and then imagine a lightbulb turning on above it with the answer appearing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the answer with a memorable image or phrase.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally' to remember the order of operations in mathematics: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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