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answer

noun
  1. Something spoken or written in return, as to a question or demand: rejoinder, reply, response. See ask
  2. Something worked out to explain, resolve, or provide a method for dealing with and settling a problem: determination, solution. Mathematics: result. See ask
verb
  1. To speak or act in response, as to a question: rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, riposte. See ask
  2. To meet a need or requirement: do, serve, suffice, suit. See excess, help
  3. To supply fully or completely: fill, fulfill, meet 1, satisfy. See do

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