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Definition answer to in American English

answer to phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to have to explain to someone why you did something

Example

I answer to no one except the president.

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2

if an animal answers to the name of something, it comes to you when you call it this name

2.1

if an animal answers to the name of something, it comes to you when you call it this name

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2.2

to have a particular name

Example

a small boy answering to the name of Andrew

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Definition answer to in American English