answers for

Verb

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

1. (ambitransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.
   • The mayor will be answering for his crimes for many years.
2. (transitive) To guarantee.
   • I will answer for his debt, if he can't pay on the day.
3. (transitive) To vouch for (someone); to attest to the character of (someone).
   • She's known me for years, and she's always answered for me!
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for.
   • I don't know the answer to that, so I'm going to let my lawyer answer for me.