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answeredst

answeredst is the second-person singular simple past indicative 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 answeredst

What is answeredst the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
Answeredst is the second-person singular simple past indicative of answer.

Words near answeredst in the dictionary

  1. answered the call
  2. answered the call of nature
  3. answered the helm
  4. answered to
  5. answered up
  6. answeredst
  7. answerer
  8. answerers
  9. answeres
  10. answerest
  11. answereth

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