To make a reply or response to.
He answered the question.
To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
to answer a charge or accusation
To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.
To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
It answers the need.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
He has a lot to answer for.
To file a document in response to a complaint.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
He answered my claim upon him.
To render account to or for.
To atone for; to be punished for.
To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.