- answer
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 sth that you say/write/do as a replyADJECTIVE▪ brief, one-word, quick, short▪
The short answer to your question is that he has acted completely illegally.
▪ blunt, direct, straight, straightforward▪I expect a straight answer to a straight question.
▪ clear▪ detailed, full, precise▪ definite▪I cannot give you a definite answer just yet.
▪ immediate▪ final▪ affirmative, positive▪ negative▪ honest, truthful▪ serious▪ real, reasonable, satisfactory, sensible▪ unclear, vagueVERB + ANSWER▪ get, have, receive▪Did you ever get an answer to your letter?
▪ demand, want▪I want some answers before I agree to anything.
▪ need▪ await, wait for▪ expect▪He was clearly expecting a different answer.
▪ deserve▪The question deserves a proper answer.
▪ give sb, offer, provide, supply▪Please give her your answer, so she can make the necessary arrangements.
▪We can provide answers to any questions you may have about the system.
▪ formulate▪I struggled to formulate an answer.
▪ guess, know▪I think you can guess the answer—they won't lend us the money.
▪ dread, fear▪‘Is it true?’ she asked, dreading the answer.
▪ hear▪He left without waiting to hear her answer.
ANSWER + VERB▪ come▪She pounded on the door, but no answer came.
PREPOSITION▪ in answer to▪In answer to your question, I can only say that we did not find her work of a satisfactory standard.
▪ answer to▪her answer to his question
2 solution to a problemADJECTIVE▪ easy, instant, pat, ready, simple, straightforward▪There are no easy, pat answers.
▪ clear, clear-cut, obvious▪The obvious answer would be to cancel the party.
▪ logical, plausible, reasonable, sensible▪ adequate, real, satisfactory▪ complete, convincing, definitive, effective, good, perfect▪ long-term▪ partialVERB + ANSWER▪ have, know▪We are aware of this problem, but we do not have the answer.
▪ look for, seek▪ arrive at, come up with, discover, find▪We have arrived at an answer which we hope will satisfy everyone.
▪ give sb, offer, provide, suggest, yield▪If you really want to save time, this machine will provide the answer.
ANSWER + VERB▪ come to sb▪The answer came to him in a flash.
▪ depend on sth, lie in sth▪The answer lies in a combination of factors.
PREPOSITION▪ answer to▪There is no easy answer to the problem.
PHRASES▪ have all the answers, know all the answers▪He's so arrogant, he thinks he knows all the answers.
3 to questions in a test/competitionADJECTIVE▪ acceptable, appropriate, correct, right▪ incorrect, wrong▪ written▪This part of the exam requires a written answer.
▪ long, short (both esp. AmE)▪the short-answer section of the test
VERB + ANSWER▪ give, submit▪ guess▪It's not worth guessing the answer, as you may lose points.
▪ know▪ find▪The students are allowed to use textbooks to find the right answer.
▪ print, write▪Please print the answers to questions 1 and 2.
PREPOSITION▪ answer to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Do you know the answer to the question?
verbADVERB▪ affirmatively, in the affirmative▪She answered in the affirmative.
▪ in the negative, negatively▪ honestly, truthfully▪He tried to answer as honestly as he could.
▪ correctly▪ fully▪What he told me does not fully answer the question of what his motives were.
▪ satisfactorily▪ evasively, vaguely (esp. AmE)▪ confidently, firmly▪ immediately, promptly, quickly▪ finally▪ hesitantly (esp. AmE), nervously, slowly▪ coldly, coolly, curtly, shortly▪ bluntly, flatly▪ calmly, matter-of-factly▪ quietly, softly▪ simply▪She answered simply, ‘No.’
▪ drily, sarcastically▪ politely▪ casually, nonchalantly▪ cheerfully▪ sheepishlyAnswer is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voiceAnswer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ad, ↑advert, ↑advertisement, ↑allegation, ↑bell, ↑call, ↑challenge, ↑charge, ↑correspondence, ↑critic, ↑criticism, ↑door, ↑doorbell, ↑email, ↑enquiry, ↑knock, ↑letter, ↑mail, ↑objection, ↑phone, ↑prayer, ↑query, ↑question, ↑request, ↑summons, ↑telephone, ↑yes
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
