answer
noun
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc..
are answering
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present progressiveof answer.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But the residents of Nodaway County, Mo., are answering rationally when they object to the proposed data center he describes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He said business leaders are answering Trump’s call to hire workers and build factories in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
What would you say to people who are answering the survey that way, Kevin?”
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
If he keeps developing in that role, then England are answering a question we have all been asking since probably the days of Greenwood.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
President Wilson has asked all of us to do our patriotic duty in supporting the war effort, and already many are answering the call.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
