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I. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈænsɚ] N

1. answer (reply):

answer: odpowiedź f

in answer to your letter: w odpowiedzi na Pana/Pani list

2. answer LAW:

answer: odpowiedź f (na zarzuty or pozew)

3. answer (solution):

answer: rozwiązanie nt

II. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈænsɚ] VB trans

1. answer (respond to):

to answer sth: odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć] na coś

to answer the door [or doorbell]: otwierać [perf otworzyć] drzwi

to answer the phone: odbierać [perf odebrać] telefon

to answer sb's smile: odwzajemniać [perf odwzajemnić] czyjś uśmiech

to answer that...: odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć] , że...

her prayers haven't been answered: jej modlitwy nie zostały wysłuchane

2. answer (fit, suit):

to answer sb's requirements: spełniać [perf spełnić] czyjeś wymagania

to answer sb's needs: zaspokajać [perf zaspokoić] czyjeś potrzeby

he does not answer the description: jego wygląd nie odpowiada rysopisowi

3. answer (be called):

to answer to the name of...: wabić się...

III. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈænsɚ] VB intr

answer: odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć]

answer back VB trans, intr

to answer [sb] back: pyskować [perf od-] [komuś]

answer for VB trans

1. answer for (take responsibility):

to answer for sth: ponosić [perf ponieść] odpowiedzialność za coś

to have a lot to answer for: mieć wiele na sumieniu

2. answer for (speak on behalf of):

to answer for sb: wypowiadać [perf wypowiedzieć] się w czyimś imieniu

3. answer for esp Brit (vouch for):

to answer for sb: ręczyć [perf po-] za kogoś

answer to VB trans

1. answer to (be responsible):

answer to: podlegać

you'll answer to me for it!: zapłacisz mi za to!

2. answer to (be called):

my dog answers to the name of Sooty: mój pies wabi się Sooty

she answers to the name Fifi: nazywają ją Fifi

OpenDict entry

answer for VB

answer for: ręczyć za coś, ponosić odpowiedzialność

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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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I'll answer!: ja odbiorę!

to answer [sb] back: pyskować [perf od-] [komuś]

to answer sb's needs: zaspokajać [perf zaspokoić] czyjeś potrzeby

to answer sb's prayers: wysłuchać czyichś modlitw

to answer the phone: odbierać [perf odebrać] telefon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He permitted the revaluation of answer scripts on payment of prescribed fees to bring transparency in the procedure of examinations.

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This is so because there will often be no single right answer to the questions that are under review against the standard of reasonableness.

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The answer is self-evident: the players of the game (of chess) use the rules: it's not the case (obviously) that the rules "themselves" play chess.

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

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Only 3 people did manage to answer correctly, and out of those, 2 of them were Angolan citizens.

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