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I. answer [ˈɑ:nsəɐ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] N

1. answer (reply):

answer: отве́т m

to be the answer to sb's prayer(s): быть отве́том на чьи-ли́бо моли́твы

the answer to a maiden's prayer iron: мечта́ f незаму́жней деви́цы

2. answer (solution):

answer: реше́ние nt

3. answer LAW:

answer: возраже́ние nt

4. answer (equivalent):

to be the French answer to the Beatles: быть францу́зскими Битлз

II. answer [ˈɑ:nsəɐ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB trans

1. answer (respond to):

answer: отвеча́ть

to answer the telephone: подходи́ть к телефо́ну

to answer the door: открыва́ть дверь

2. answer (fit, suit):

answer: подходи́ть

answer: соотве́тствовать

answer need: удовлетворя́ть

answer prayers: исполня́ть

III. answer [ˈɑ:nsəɐ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB intr

answer: удава́ться

answer: опра́вдывать ожида́ния

answer back VB intr

answer back: возража́ть

don't answer back!: не груби́(те)!

answer for VB trans

answer for something: нести́ отве́тственность

answer for person: руча́ться

sb has a lot to answer for pej: (кому́-ли́бо) прихо́дится отвеча́ть за мно́гое

he has to answer for what he did: он до́лжен отвеча́ть за свои́ де́йствия

answer to VB trans

1. answer to (obey):

answer to: подчиня́ться

answer to: нести́ отве́тственность пе́ред

2. answer to (fit):

answer to: соотве́тствовать

3. answer to (be named):

to answer to to the name of Billy: отклика́ться на и́мя Би́лли

Present
I	answer
you	answer
he/she/it	answers
we	answer
you	answer
they	answer

Past
I	answered
you	answered
he/she/it	answered
we	answered
you	answered
they	answered

Present Perfect
I	have	answered
you	have	answered
he/she/it	has	answered
we	have	answered
you	have	answered
they	have	answered

Past Perfect
I	had	answered
you	had	answered
he/she/it	had	answered
we	had	answered
you	had	answered
they	had	answered

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to answer the door: открыва́ть дверь

the failure to answer: отсу́тствие nt отве́та

to answer in kind: отпла́чивать той же моне́той

to answer the telephone: подходи́ть к телефо́ну

to answer the phone: подойти́ к телефо́ну

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The answer depends on the ambit of the term in the circumstances.

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Tech-savvy office staff could chase up a query and expect an answer straight away, without having to pick up the phone.

The other player must answer truthfully if he has no more than 10 cards left, otherwise he can refuse to answer.

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