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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He answered by driving a 2027 Chevy Bolt from Nashville to New Orleans, cutting straight through the Deep South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"None of us had access to the emails from buyers. They came directly through him, he answered as if he was us."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
She stepped up to the mic and answered, “When I moved to China.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — answered questions from a reader whose investment adviser suggested that he participate in a private investment in data centers overseas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The five men heard a multitude of raps; and questions were answered “not altogether right and not altogether wrong.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
