Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with answer in American Collocation
answer
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈænsər/
short
one-word
quick
short
straightforward
yes/no
The short answer is “no”.
usual or prepared
pat
stock
This is obviously the company’s stock answer.
satisfactory
clear
definite
definitive
honest
satisfactory
sensible
straight
They had not received satisfactory answers.
not satisfactory
evasive
They found many of his answers were evasive or ambiguous.
give an answer
give
provide
supply
She never gives a direct answer, even to a direct question.
receive an answer
find
get
obtain
receive
When I get an answer from you I will write again.
want an answer
demand
expect
want
He demanded a direct answer from him.
inquiry
query
question
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