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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈænsɚ tə/ · UK /ˈɑːnsə tə/
answer to means: To have someone in authority who checks your work and decisions.
verb
To have someone in authority who checks your work and decisions.
- I answer to the manager.
- She answered to three different directors last year.
- Who do you answer to in this company?
To explain your behaviour to someone who may blame or punish you.
- You’ll have to answer to Dad.
- She had to answer to the judge for ignoring the order.
- Who will answer to the families for this mistake?
To react when someone calls you by a particular name.
- Our cat answers to Molly.
- He answered to a nickname throughout his childhood.
- Does your puppy answer to its name yet?
Questions about answer to
What does answer to mean?
To have someone in authority who checks your work and decisions.
What is answer to in other languages?
Türkçe: hesap vermek · Español: responder ante · Français: rendre des comptes à · Deutsch: unterstehen · Italiano: rispondere a · 日本語: 指揮下にある
How do you pronounce answer to?
In American English /ˈænsɚ tə/; in British English /ˈɑːnsə tə/.
How do you use answer to in a sentence?
I answer to the manager. She answered to three different directors last year.
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