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answeare

answeare is the obsolete spelling of answer.

Meaning of answer

Verb

answer (third-person singular simple present answers, present participle answering, simple past and past participle answered)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
    • She answers him as if she knew his mind:1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
    • to answer a charge or accusation
  3. (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
    • She answered the door.
  4. (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
    • It answers the need.
  5. To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
    • The man must answer to his employer for the money entrusted to his care.
    Synonyms:
    answer for
  6. To file a document in response to a complaint.

See all 18 meanings of answer

Forms of answeare

pluralansweares

Questions about answeare

What is answeare the obsolete spelling of?
Answeare is the obsolete spelling of answer.

Words near answeare in the dictionary

  1. Ansus
  2. Ansusinha
  3. ansuvimab
  4. ansuz
  5. ANSV
  6. answeare
  7. answeares
  8. answer
  9. answer back
  10. answer engine
  11. answer engine optimization

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