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answer, reply, respond* * *vb answer, reply ( fx he did not answer (el. reply); he answered with a nod);( give svar på tiltale) retort ( fx 'Mind your own business,' he retorted);(F, og = reagere) respond ( fx he did not respond to my question (, proposals); he responded with a kick (, laugh));( om gengældelsesforanstaltning) counter ( fx Britain countered by declaring a blockade);( betale) pay ( fx pay interest on a loan);[ svare en] answer somebody;[ svare enhver sit] pay everyone his due;[ svarer ikke!]( om telefon) no reply![ svare regning, svare sig] pay;[ med præp, adv:][ svare for](dvs i stedet for) reply for ( fx he replied for the minister);( garantere for) answer for, vouch for, guarantee;(dvs klare sig) hold one's own;[ svare igen] retort,( især næsvist) answer back;( om modforanstaltning) counter ( med with, fx Britain countered with a blockade; he countered with another question);( gøre gengæld) retaliate ( fx if we do that they may retaliate);[ svare på] answer ( fx a letter), reply to,(F, el. = reagere) respond to;[ svar mig på mit spørgsmål] answer my question;[ svare til]( stemme med) correspond to ( fx a county roughly corresponds to a Danish " amt"); answer to ( fx a description),( passe til) match ( fx shoes to match her dress),( passe i forhold til) fit ( fx make the punishment fit the crime);[ hvad svarede han til det?] what did he reply to that?[ det svarede ikke til vore forventninger] it did not come up to (el. it fell short of) our expectations;[ svare til hensigten] answer the purpose;[ og konvolutter der svarer til] and envelopes to match;[ svare til sit navn] deserve one's name.
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answer the description of — phrase to look like the person or thing described Police arrested a man answering her description of the attacker. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: answer * * * correspond to a description,… … Useful english dictionary
answer the description — fit a description, match the details of a description … English contemporary dictionary
answer the description of — to look like the person or thing described Police arrested a man answering her description of the attacker … English dictionary
answer a description (of somebody) — answer/fit a description (of sb/sth) idiom to be like a particular person or thing • A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday. Main entry: ↑descriptionidiom … Useful english dictionary
answer a description (of something) — answer/fit a description (of sb/sth) idiom to be like a particular person or thing • A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday. Main entry: ↑descriptionidiom … Useful english dictionary
answer — an|swer1 W1S1 [ˈa:nsə US ˈænsər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reply)¦ 2¦(test/competition etc)¦ 3¦(invitation/letter etc)¦ 4¦(problem)¦ 5¦(on the phone)¦ 6¦(at the door)¦ 7 have/know all the answers 8 somebody s answer to something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; … Dictionary of contemporary English
answer — 1 noun 1 REPLY (C, U) something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you: I asked Janine what she thought, but I m still waiting for her answer. | give (sb) an answer: You don t have to give them an answer straight away. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
answer — /ˈænsə / (say ansuh), /ˈan / (say ahn ) noun 1. a spoken or written reply to a question, request, letter, etc. 2. a reply or response in act: the answer was a volley of fire. 3. a reply to a charge or an accusation. 4. Law a pleading of facts by… …
answer — an|swer1 [ ænsər ] verb *** ▸ 1 reply to question, etc. ▸ 2 in a test/competition ▸ 3 explain your behavior ▸ 4 provide what is needed ▸ 5 do something as a reaction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give a spoken reply to a question … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
answer */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɑːnsə(r)] / US [ˈænsər] noun Word forms answer : singular answer plural answers 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a spoken reply to a question It was a tough question, but Ginny had her answer ready. answer to: The answer to your question is… … English dictionary
description — de|scrip|tion W2S2 [dıˈskrıpʃən] n [U and C] 1.) a piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is like ▪ Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. description of ▪ The writer began with a description of… … Dictionary of contemporary English