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Common collocations with answer in American Collocation

answer noun

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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