answer

Noun
  • A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation (synset 106758700)
    hypernym: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
    hyponym:
    • rescript - a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
    • feedback - response to an inquiry or experiment
    synonym: reply, response
  • A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem (synset 106756201)
    hypernym: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
    hyponym: denouement - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
    synonym: resolution, result, solution, solvent
  • The speech act of replying to a question (synset 107215187)
    hypernym: reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
    hyponym:
  • 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 (synset 106572245)
    domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    hypernym: pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
    hyponym:
    • evasive answer - (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
    • nolo contendere, non vult - (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
    • plea - (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
  • A nonverbal reaction (synset 101237517)
    hypernym: reaction, response - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Verb
  • React verbally (synset 200817348)
    hypernym: say, state, tell - express in words
    hyponym:
    synonym: reply, respond
  • Respond to a signal (synset 200721514)
    hypernym: react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
  • Give the correct answer or solution to (synset 200637941)
    hypernym: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  • Understand the meaning of (synset 200637185)
    hypernym: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    synonym: resolve
  • Give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) (synset 200816833)
    hypernym: rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  • Be liable or accountable (synset 202751892)
    hypernym: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • Be sufficient
    Be adequate, either in quality or quantity (synset 202675578)
    hypernym: fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy - meet the requirements or expectations of
    hyponym:
    synonym: do, serve, suffice
  • Match or correspond (synset 202664648)
    hypernym: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  • Be satisfactory for
    Meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of (synset 201186429)
    hypernym: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy - fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
  • React to a stimulus or command (synset 200720232)
    hypernym: react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

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