answer
noun
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc..
answered
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past participleof answer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof answer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
answernouna spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc..
Example Sentences
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Zacharia held her first White House press briefing on Tuesday and only answered questions from three journalists.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
He answered my phone call in South Carolina, while overlooking the Atlantic Ocean; his mother was on the precipice of getting married a second time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
During the second attempt, the process server allegedly spotted four vehicles parked in the driveway, but no one answered the door.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
How in the world New York got lucky enough to employ a brilliant bureaucrat with the twin passions of law enforcement and rat control is a question that may never be answered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Most questions were answered inaccurately when they were answered at all.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
