answer – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to answer for sb
Participle: answered for sb
Gerund: answering for sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	answer for sb
you	answer for sb
he;she;it	answers for sb
we	answer for sb
you	answer for sb
they	answer for sb

Perfect

I	have answered for sb
you	have answered for sb
he;she;it	has answered for sb
we	have answered for sb
you	have answered for sb
they	have answered for sb

Past

I	answered for sb
you	answered for sb
he;she;it	answered for sb
we	answered for sb
you	answered for sb
they	answered for sb

Pluperfect

I	had answered for sb
you	had answered for sb
he;she;it	had answered for sb
we	had answered for sb
you	had answered for sb
they	had answered for sb

Future

I	will answer for sb
you	will answer for sb
he;she;it	will answer for sb
we	will answer for sb
you	will answer for sb
they	will answer for sb

Future Perfect

I	will have answered for sb
you	will have answered for sb
he;she;it	will have answered for sb
we	will have answered for sb
you	will have answered for sb
they	will have answered for sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	answer for sb
you	answer for sb
he;she;it	answer for sb
we	answer for sb
you	answer for sb
they	answer for sb

Perfect

I	have answered for sb
you	have answered for sb
he;she;it	have answered for sb
we	have answered for sb
you	have answered for sb
they	have answered for sb

Imperfect

I	answered for sb
you	answered for sb
he;she;it	answered for sb
we	answered for sb
you	answered for sb
they	answered for sb

Pluperfect

I	had answered for sb
you	had answered for sb
he;she;it	had answered for sb
we	had answered for sb
you	had answered for sb
they	had answered for sb

Conditional

Present

I	would answer for sb
you	would answer for sb
he;she;it	would answer for sb
we	would answer for sb
you	would answer for sb
they	would answer for sb

Perfect

I	would have answered for sb
you	would have answered for sb
he;she;it	would have answered for sb
we	would have answered for sb
you	would have answered for sb
they	would have answered for sb

Imperative

you	answer for sb
we	Let's answer for sb
you	answer for sb

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

I	was answering for sb
you	were answering for sb
he;she;it	was answering for sb
we	were answering for sb
you	were answering for sb
they	were answering for sb

Pluperfect

I	had been answering for sb
you	had been answering for sb
he;she;it	had been answering for sb
we	had been answering for sb
you	had been answering for sb
they	had been answering for sb

Future

I	will be answering for sb
you	will be answering for sb
he;she;it	will be answering for sb
we	will be answering for sb
you	will be answering for sb
they	will be answering for sb

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

I	would be answering for sb
you	would be answering for sb
he;she;it	would be answering for sb
we	would be answering for sb
you	would be answering for sb
they	would be answering for sb

Perfect

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

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