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answer'd

answer'd is the simple past and past participle 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.

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Questions about answer'd

What is answer'd the simple past and past participle of?
Answer'd is the simple past and past participle of answer.

Words near answer'd in the dictionary

  1. answer the call of nature
  2. answer the helm
  3. answer to
  4. answer to someone's prayers
  5. answer up
  6. answer'd
  7. answerabilities
  8. answerability
  9. answerable
  10. answerableness
  11. answerably

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