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answering

/ˈɑːn.sər.ɪŋ/

/ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/

answering back

answeringnoun

answerings

Translations

ответ

The teacher was impressed by his quick answering.

Учитель был впечатлён его быстрым ответом.

Additional translations

отвечание

Definitions

The act of responding to a question or request.

Her answering of the phone was prompt and professional.

Synonyms

answeringgerund / present participle

/ˈɑːn.sər.ɪŋ/

/ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/

Used attributively or predicatively to mean ‘responsive’ or to denote something designed for answering, e.g. ‘answering machine’.

Definitions

Responding or reacting; responsive.

The owl gave an answering hoot from the dark trees.

Designed for or used in receiving and recording telephone calls.

We bought an answering machine so we wouldn’t miss any messages.

answerverb

answering

Gerund

answered

Past Simple

answered

Past Participle

answering

Gerund

/ˈɑːn.sə/

/ˈæn.sɚ/

Translations

отвечать

I will answer your question after the meeting.

Я отвечу на ваш вопрос после встречи.

ответить

Please answer the phone when it rings.

Пожалуйста, ответьте на телефон, когда он зазвонит.

Additional translations

откликаться

откликнуться

Definitions

To speak or write in response to a question or request.

She answered the teacher's question confidently.

To act in response to a situation or event.

The firefighters answered the emergency call immediately.

To solve or provide a solution to a problem or question.

He answered the math problem correctly.

To respond to a call or signal.

Please answer the phone when it rings.

To satisfy or fulfill a need, requirement, or purpose.

This proposal answers the community's demand for more green spaces.

To be responsible or accountable for something, especially wrongdoing.

He will have to answer for his actions in court.

Synonyms

Antonyms

answernoun

Definitions

A solution to a problem or question.

The answer to the math problem was surprisingly simple.

A response or reply to a question or statement.

She waited patiently for his answer to her proposal.

A correct response in a test or quiz.

He got all the answers right on his history exam.

A reaction or response to a situation or event.

The company's answer to the crisis was to cut costs.

A defendant's formal written response to a civil complaint in court.

The lawyer filed the answer with the court before the deadline.

answeradjective

Definitions

Serving as or relating to a solution or response, typically preceding another noun.

The answer key was distributed after the exam.