answer – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to answer back
Participle: answered back
Gerund: answering back

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	answer back
you	answer back
he;she;it	answers back
we	answer back
you	answer back
they	answer back

Perfect

I	have answered back
you	have answered back
he;she;it	has answered back
we	have answered back
you	have answered back
they	have answered back

Past

I	answered back
you	answered back
he;she;it	answered back
we	answered back
you	answered back
they	answered back

Pluperfect

I	had answered back
you	had answered back
he;she;it	had answered back
we	had answered back
you	had answered back
they	had answered back

Future

I	will answer back
you	will answer back
he;she;it	will answer back
we	will answer back
you	will answer back
they	will answer back

Future Perfect

I	will have answered back
you	will have answered back
he;she;it	will have answered back
we	will have answered back
you	will have answered back
they	will have answered back

Subjunctive

Present

I	answer back
you	answer back
he;she;it	answer back
we	answer back
you	answer back
they	answer back

Perfect

I	have answered back
you	have answered back
he;she;it	have answered back
we	have answered back
you	have answered back
they	have answered back

Imperfect

I	answered back
you	answered back
he;she;it	answered back
we	answered back
you	answered back
they	answered back

Pluperfect

I	had answered back
you	had answered back
he;she;it	had answered back
we	had answered back
you	had answered back
they	had answered back

Conditional

Present

I	would answer back
you	would answer back
he;she;it	would answer back
we	would answer back
you	would answer back
they	would answer back

Perfect

I	would have answered back
you	would have answered back
he;she;it	would have answered back
we	would have answered back
you	would have answered back
they	would have answered back

Imperative

you	answer back
we	Let's answer back
you	answer back

Indicative

Present

I	am answering back
you	are answering back
he;she;it	is answering back
we	are answering back
you	are answering back
they	are answering back

Perfect

I	have been answering back
you	have been answering back
he;she;it	has been answering back
we	have been answering back
you	have been answering back
they	have been answering back

Past

I	was answering back
you	were answering back
he;she;it	was answering back
we	were answering back
you	were answering back
they	were answering back

Pluperfect

I	had been answering back
you	had been answering back
he;she;it	had been answering back
we	had been answering back
you	had been answering back
they	had been answering back

Future

I	will be answering back
you	will be answering back
he;she;it	will be answering back
we	will be answering back
you	will be answering back
they	will be answering back

Future Perfect

I	will have been answering back
you	will have been answering back
he;she;it	will have been answering back
we	will have been answering back
you	will have been answering back
they	will have been answering back

Conditional

Present

I	would be answering back
you	would be answering back
he;she;it	would be answering back
we	would be answering back
you	would be answering back
they	would be answering back

Perfect

I	would have been answering back
you	would have been answering back
he;she;it	would have been answering back
we	would have been answering back
you	would have been answering back
they	would have been answering back

Verbs conjugated like 'answer'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'answer'

answere, anger, manswear, reanswer, unswear, admier, affeer, alter, amber, anchor,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to give written or spoken response: answer back, counter, react, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return
to make reparation for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency: abide, acquit, answer for, assoil, atone, expiate, make amends, propitiate, redeem, repair, reparate
satisfy: discharge, fulfill, do, meet, suffice, suit, serve
solve: elucidate, clarify, explain
argue: refute, rebut, plead, contest, dispute, rejoin, react, defend

Antonyms

argue: harmonize, overlook, ignore, propound

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ for something, ~ for somebody, ~ to somebody,

Etymology

1. O.E. andswaru, from and- "against" (see ante-) + -swaru "affirmation," from swerian "to swear," reflecting the original sense of "make a sworn statement rebutting a charge." A common Gmc. compound (cf. O.S. antswor, O.N. andsvar, O.Fris. ondser), implying a P.Gmc. *andswara-. Meaning "a reply to a question," the main modern sense, was in O.E. Answerable "liable to be held responsible" is from 1548.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-s
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.
6. Proto-Germanic *anda-
7. Proto-Indo-European *swer-der.
8. Proto-Germanic *swarjaną
9. Proto-Germanic *andaswarjaną
10. Old English andswerian
11. Middle English answeren
12. English answer
13. From Middle English answeren, andswaren, answerien, from Old English andswarian, answarien (“to answer, to respond, to deny an allegation under oath”), from Proto-Germanic *andaswarōną, *andaswarjaną (“to answer, to give a response, to rebut”), from *anda- (“against”) + *swarjaną, *swarōną (“to swear an oath, to answer, to respond”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face, forehead”) and *swer- (“to swear”). Cognate with Old Frisian ondswera (“to answer”), Danish ansvare (“to answer, account for”), Swedish ansvara (“to answer, account for”), Icelandic andsvara (“to answer, reply”). See: Middle English 'answeren', Old English 'andswarian', Danish 'ansvare', Swedish 'ansvara', Icelandic 'andsvara'.

Verbs referencing "answer"

Swedish svara.

Sample Sentences

[...] to the lazy gentleman, and says with a faint smile that he believes She is a very strong Ship; to which the lazy gentleman, looking first in his questioner 's eye and then very hard in the wind 's, answers unexpectedly and ominously, that She need be. Upon this the lazy gentleman instantly falls very low in the popular estimation, and the passengers, with looks of defiance, whisper to each other that [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] ‘Are you a good sailor ? ’ a very decided negative, now either parried the inquiry with the evasive reply, ‘Oh ! I suppose I 'm no worse than anybody else; ’ or, reckless of all moral obligations, answered boldly ‘Yes: ’ and with some irritation too, as though they would add, ‘I should like to know what you see in me, sir, particularly, to justify suspicion ! ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] will I more than hint at my foreigner-like mistake in supposing that a party of most active persons, who scrambled on board at the peril of their lives as we approached the wharf, were newsmen, answering to that industrious class at home; whereas, despite the leathern wallets of news slung about the necks of some, and the broad sheets in the hands of all, they were Editors, who boarded ships in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
After a moment 's hesitation, I answered ‘No, ’ at hazard. ‘Not right away ? ’ cried the waiter, with an amount of surprise that made me start. (American Notes for General Circulation)
Good order, cleanliness, and comfort, pervaded every corner of the building. The various classes, who were gathered round their teachers, answered the questions put to them with readiness and intelligence, and in a spirit of cheerful contest for precedence which pleased me very much. Those who were at play, were gleesome and noisy as other [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
The Boylston boys, as may be readily supposed, have very much the advantage of the others in point of personal appearance. They were in their school-room when I came upon them, and answered correctly, without book, such questions as where was England; how far was it; what was its population; its capital city; its form of government; and so forth. They sang a song too, about a farmer [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] the course of things. One luckless wight contrived to upset the gravy; and then gravy had to be got up _de novo_, with due care and formality, Aunt Chloe watching and stirring with dogged precision, answering shortly, to all suggestions of haste, that she “ warn't a going to have raw gravy on the table, to help nobody's catchings. ” One tumbled down with the water, and had to go to the spring for more; [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
‘Oh dear yes, ’ he answered. ‘To be sure she has. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
He stopped his work when we went in, took off his spectacles, and answered freely to everything that was said to him, but always with a strange kind of pause first, and in a low, thoughtful voice. He wore a paper hat of his own making, and was pleased to have it noticed [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
‘But you are resigned now ! ’ said one of the gentlemen after a short pause, during which he had resumed his former manner. He answered with a sigh that seemed quite reckless in its hopelessness, ‘Oh yes, oh yes ! I am resigned to it. ’ ‘And are a better man, you think ? ’ ‘Well, I hope so: I 'm sure I hope I may be. ’ ‘And time [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
Seriously, you are... You guys. It's your fault for not answering her. (GTO Revival)

answer – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of answer

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'answer'

Verbs similar to 'answer'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "answer"

Sample Sentences