Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of answer
"The teacher collected all the students' answers on the final exam sheet."
In plain English: Answers are the things you say or write to solve a question or finish a task.
"The teacher asked several questions, but no one in the class could provide the answers."
Usage: Use "answers" to refer to multiple responses or solutions provided in reply to questions or problems. This plural form is correct when listing more than one specific response received from different sources.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer
"She answers every question during her interview without hesitation."
In plain English: To answer means to give a reply or respond to something that was asked.
"She answers the phone before it rings twice."
Usage: Use answers to describe when a third-person subject, such as he, she, or it, responds to a question or problem. Do not use this form with I, you, we, or they, which require the base verb answer instead.
Derived from Old English andswaru, this term originally meant a reply given in response to a question or accusation. The root combines elements signifying against and bearing, reflecting its function as a counter-statement.