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Mia wrote the answer on the board.
What does Answer mean?
An answer is what you say, write, or do to reply to a question.
Dictionary definition
An answer is a spoken, written, or acted response, especially to a question, or a solution to a problem. As a verb, answer means to reply, respond, or solve.
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Answer in a sentence
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Raise your hand when you know the answer.
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A careful answer should explain the reason clearly.
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What does answer mean?
The correct answer matches the definition: An answer is what you say, write, or do to reply to a question.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to answer?
Reply is close in meaning to answer in this dictionary entry.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses answer to mean a solution?
Here answer means the solution to a problem.
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an · sur · strongest beat: an
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WordAnswer.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningAnswer means An answer is what you say, write, or do to reply to a question.
ExampleExample: Mia wrote the answer on the board.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- an · sur
- Strongest beat
- an
- Ending
- sur
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on an.
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Does Answer have an opposite?
Question prompts an answer and silence can mean no response, but neither is a direct opposite across all meanings of answer.
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Word family
Answer word family
Base word
answer
noun
answers
More than one answer.
verb
answered
Gave an answer.
verb
answering
Giving an answer now.
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Hint for students
An answer is what you say, write, or do to reply to a question.
Common mix-up
An answer is not always spoken and does not always follow a question. It can be written, acted, or be the solution to a problem.
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Teacher prompt
Compare an answer to a question, an answer to a math problem, and answering the door. What response or solution appears in each use?
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