answered
past simple and past participle ofanswer
| 单词 | answered |
| 释义 | answered past simple and past participle ofanswer answer verb uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/answerverb(REACT)A1[IorT] to say, write, or do something as areactionto aquestion,letter, etc.: I can't answer (you) without moredetailedinformation. You haven't answered myquestion. Itextedaskingwhether he'd be coming to thepartybut he hasn't answeredyet. [+ speech]"I'dloveto havedinnerwith you, but I won't beableto get there before nine o'clock," she answered. [+ that]She answeredthatshe wouldn't beableto come before nine o'clock. formalDoes anyone here answerto thenameof(= is anyone here called)Wallis? to answer someone
A2[IorT] toopenthedoorto someone orpickup thephone: Someone's at thedoor- would you answer it,please? Iphonedlastnightbut nobody answered.
Answering & responding
answerverb(BE SUITABLE FOR)[T] to besuitablefor andsatisfysomeone'sneeds: Heshowedme somesoftwarethat answered myrequirementsexactly. I've got somefurniturein theatticthat Ithinkmight answeryourneeds. Being suitable or unsuitable
answerverb(MATCH)[IorT](alsoanswer to) tomatchadescription: A woman who answers to the suspect'sdescriptionwasseenin theareaon thenightof thecrime. Being or appearing similar or the same
Phrasal verbsanswer (someone) back answer back answer forsomething answer forsomeone/something answer tosomeone Examplesofansweredanswered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. People casually walked in and out of his office, made requests in a conversational tone, and wereansweredconversationally. From theCambridge English Corpus I believe this question cannot beansweredwith a straightforward yes or no. From theCambridge English Corpus As in the earlier volumes, the question of voice is readilyanswered. From theCambridge English Corpus Ninety-five people volunteered to participate andanswereda face-to-face questionnaire in the presence of an interpreter, after written informed consent was obtained. From theCambridge English Corpus Just under half of all respondentsansweredboth questions in the affirmative. From theCambridge English Corpus We have imposed strong efficiency requirements demanding that queries areansweredin a matter of seconds. From theCambridge English Corpus We are most grateful to the patients who generouslyansweredour questions during hospital visits. From theCambridge English Corpus The plain language movement has repeatedlyansweredthe criticisms and mischaracterisations of plain language. From theCambridge English Corpus A question which can be only partiallyansweredis how the council's 'rule' within the town was enforced and regulated. From theCambridge English Corpus However, our exploratory study leaves more questions for future research than it hasanswered. From theCambridge English Corpus Once these questions are properlyanswered, a list of symptoms or methods of detection of each failure mode is formulated for safe operation. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, among all respondents in the average state, the average respondentanswered1.79 civics items correctly. From theCambridge English Corpus On user numbers, the 124 homes whichansweredthe relevant question were serving 8,646 residents at the time of the survey. From theCambridge English Corpus The article concludes that there are numerous empirical question still to beanswered. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, both sophisticated and unsophisticated subjectsansweredover 81% of the math problems correctly in each of these three experimental conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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