verb trans
to speak or write in reply to (somebody or something)
to provide an answer or solution to (e.g. a question, problem, etc)
to reply to (something, e.g. a charge) in justification or explanation
to act in response to (a telephone, signal, etc)
to match or correspond to (something)
to be adequate or usable for (a need or purpose)
to speak, write, or act in reply
to act in response to a sound or other signal
(+ for) to be responsible or accountable for something
(+ for) to make amends for something
(+ to) to match or correspond to something
The police have traced nobody answering to the description
(+ to) to have or accept a name or nickname
The girl answered to ‘Mary’
(+ to) to respond to a touch, control, etc
to be adequate or usable
A paper clip will answer for now
[Old English andswarian; related to swear]