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answerest

answerest is the second-person singular simple present 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.

See all 18 meanings of answer

Origin of answerest

From answer + -est.

Questions about answerest

What is answerest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Answerest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of answer.

Words near answerest in the dictionary

  1. answered up
  2. answeredst
  3. answerer
  4. answerers
  5. answeres
  6. answerest
  7. answereth
  8. answerin'
  9. answering
  10. answering back
  11. answering for

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