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to answer to
01
to have to explain one's actions to someone in authority
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
to
Base verb
answer
Present tense
answer to
3rd person singular
answers to
Present participle
answering to
Past simple
answered to
Past participle
answered to
Examples
The manager will have to answer to the company's board of directors for the project's delays.
02
to be the same as or relate to something
Examples
The description given by the witness did n't quite answer to the facts presented in the security footage.
