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answer [ˈænsɚ]

1 answer noun
  • something you say or write when someone asks you a question
  • a response to a question that is meant to show whether or not you know something (such as a question asked as part of an exam)
  • the correct response to a question
2 answer verb
  • to say or write something when someone asks you a question : to give an answer to (a question)
  • to say or write (something) as a reply
  • to reply to (someone) : to say or write something as a response to (someone)