Answer

v. respond, reply; solve, provide a solution

n. response, reply; solution

For the US radical anti-war protest group, see A.N.S.W.E.R. An answer (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear) was originally a solemn assertion in opposition to some one or something, and thus generally any counter-statement or defence, a reply to a question or objection, or a correct solution of a problem. In the common law, an answer is the first pleading by a defendant, usually filed and served upon the plaintiff within a certain strict time limit after a civil complaint or criminal information or indictment has been served upon the defendant. It may have been preceded by an optional "pre-answer" motion to dismiss or demurrer; if such a motion is unsuccessful, the defendant must file an answer to the complaint or risk an adverse default judgment.
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Act Now to Stop War and End Racism — also known as International ANSWER and the ANSWER Coalition — is an American protest organization involved in the post-9/11 anti-war movement.Formed in the wake of the September 11th attacks, on September 14, 2001, by Ramsey Clark and members of the International Action Center, ANSWER was one of the first organizations formed to protest the policies of the Bush administration. Its first major action was a September 29, 2001, "Anti-War, Anti-Racist" political rally and march in Washington, D.C., primarily in protest of the then-impending U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Subsequently the organization has organized rallies drawing crowds in the hundreds of thousands, according to their figures published on their websites. ANSWER characterizes itself as anti-imperialist, and its steering committee consists of socialists, Marxists, civil rights advocates, and left-wing progressive organizations from the Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, Filipino, Haitian, and Latin American communities. Many of ANSWER's leaders were members of Workers World Party (WWP) at the time of ANSWER's founding, and are current members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a Marxist-Leninist organization that formed in 2004.
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Noun
1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
(synonym) reply, response
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) rescript
(derivation) reply, respond
2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "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"
(synonym) solution, result, resolution, solvent
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) denouement
3. the speech act of replying to a question
(antonym) question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation
(hypernym) reply, response
(hyponym) Urim and Thummin
(derivation) reply, respond
4. the principle 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
(hypernym) pleading
(hyponym) evasive answer
(classification) law, jurisprudence
5. a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
(hypernym) reaction, response
Verb
1. reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
(synonym) reply, respond
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) call back
(derivation) reply, response
2. give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"
(hypernym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
(derivation) solution, result, resolution, solvent
3. respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"
(hypernym) react, respond
4. understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
(synonym) resolve
(hypernym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
5. give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
(hypernym) refute, rebut
6. be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions"
(hypernym) be
7. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
(synonym) suffice, do, serve
(hypernym) satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to
(hyponym) tide over, bridge over, keep going
8. match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
(hypernym) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
9. be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs"
(hypernym) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
10. react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
(hypernym) react, respond

(n.)
A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill.
  

(n.)
A reply to a change; a defense.
  

(n.)
A solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the answer to a problem.
  

(n.)
Something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action.
  

(n.)
Something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply.
  

(n.)
To atone; to be punished for.
  

(n.)
To be opposite to; to face.
  

(n.)
To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
  

(n.)
To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit.
  

(n.)
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell.
  

(n.)
To be or act in return or response to.
  

(n.)
To render account to or for.
  

(n.)
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute.
  

(n.)
To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.
  

(n.)
To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to.
  

(v. i.)
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
  

(v. i.)
To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer.
  

(v. i.)
To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; as, gypsum answers as a manure on some soils.
  

(v. i.)
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with to.
  

(v. i.)
To be or act in return.
  

(v. i.)
To make a satisfactory response or return.
  

(v. i.)
To render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; as, the man must answer to his employer for the money intrusted to his care.
  

(v. i.)
To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response.
  

1
noun
reply, words spoken or written when someone has spoken to you or asked you a question; he phoned the laboratory but there was no answer; have the tests provided an answer to the problem?
2
verb
to reply or speak or write words when someone has spoken to you or asked you a question; when asked if the patient would survive, the consultant did not answer
to answer an emergency call = to go to the place where the call came from to bring help