answer – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of answer

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ianswer for sth
youanswer for sth
he;she;itanswers for sth
weanswer for sth
youanswer for sth
theyanswer for sth

Perfect

Ihave answered for sth
youhave answered for sth
he;she;ithas answered for sth
wehave answered for sth
youhave answered for sth
theyhave answered for sth

Past

Ianswered for sth
youanswered for sth
he;she;itanswered for sth
weanswered for sth
youanswered for sth
theyanswered for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad answered for sth
youhad answered for sth
he;she;ithad answered for sth
wehad answered for sth
youhad answered for sth
theyhad answered for sth

Future

Iwill answer for sth
youwill answer for sth
he;she;itwill answer for sth
wewill answer for sth
youwill answer for sth
theywill answer for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have answered for sth
youwill have answered for sth
he;she;itwill have answered for sth
wewill have answered for sth
youwill have answered for sth
theywill have answered for sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ianswer for sth
youanswer for sth
he;she;itanswer for sth
weanswer for sth
youanswer for sth
theyanswer for sth

Perfect

Ihave answered for sth
youhave answered for sth
he;she;ithave answered for sth
wehave answered for sth
youhave answered for sth
theyhave answered for sth

Imperfect

Ianswered for sth
youanswered for sth
he;she;itanswered for sth
weanswered for sth
youanswered for sth
theyanswered for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad answered for sth
youhad answered for sth
he;she;ithad answered for sth
wehad answered for sth
youhad answered for sth
theyhad answered for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould answer for sth
youwould answer for sth
he;she;itwould answer for sth
wewould answer for sth
youwould answer for sth
theywould answer for sth

Perfect

Iwould have answered for sth
youwould have answered for sth
he;she;itwould have answered for sth
wewould have answered for sth
youwould have answered for sth
theywould have answered for sth

Imperative

youanswer for sth
weLet's answer for sth
youanswer for sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam answering for sth
youare answering for sth
he;she;itis answering for sth
weare answering for sth
youare answering for sth
theyare answering for sth

Perfect

Ihave been answering for sth
youhave been answering for sth
he;she;ithas been answering for sth
wehave been answering for sth
youhave been answering for sth
theyhave been answering for sth

Past

Iwas answering for sth
youwere answering for sth
he;she;itwas answering for sth
wewere answering for sth
youwere answering for sth
theywere answering for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been answering for sth
youhad been answering for sth
he;she;ithad been answering for sth
wehad been answering for sth
youhad been answering for sth
theyhad been answering for sth

Future

Iwill be answering for sth
youwill be answering for sth
he;she;itwill be answering for sth
wewill be answering for sth
youwill be answering for sth
theywill be answering for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been answering for sth
youwill have been answering for sth
he;she;itwill have been answering for sth
wewill have been answering for sth
youwill have been answering for sth
theywill have been answering for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be answering for sth
youwould be answering for sth
he;she;itwould be answering for sth
wewould be answering for sth
youwould be answering for sth
theywould be answering for sth

Perfect

Iwould have been answering for sth
youwould have been answering for sth
he;she;itwould have been answering for sth
wewould have been answering for sth
youwould have been answering for sth
theywould have been answering for sth

Other

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

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)