Answer to sb (for sth)
*To give an explanation to someone, especially
about something that you have done wrong: Phipps answers to me and me alone.
*If someone or something aanswers to a
particular description, they have the characteristics described: He knew of
several boys who mightanswer to that description.
= FIT
*Answer to the name of something to be called a
particular name –used humorously: A well-dressed young woman answering to the
name of Suzanne.
*If something answers to your needs or
requirements, it will fill your needs. The Militia must have had something that
answered to our national military needs.
= SATISFY
*To take orders from, obey and explain your
actions to someone: The great thing about working for yourself is that you
don’t have to answer to anyone.
*(formal)
When someone answers to a person who has authority over them, they give
them the information that is official scribe.
*To have to explain your actions or decisions
to somebody: All sales clerks answer to the store manager.
*To have to explain to someone why you did
something: I answer to no one except the president.
answer noun,
verb
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