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answer to
verb answers to · answering to · answered to
- To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to. I'm above you in the hierarchy, Jim, so you should be answering to me.
- To justify oneself to (someone). (usually with have to) You're going to have to answer to all of these charges to my satisfaction.
- To respond to (a name); to treat as one's own name. She's answered to Katie her entire life.
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verb to be responsible to
| 中文 | 對……負責任 /对……负责任 duì...fùzérèn, 向……報告 /向……报告 xiàng...bàogào |
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| Português | responsabilizar-se por |
| Français | répondre à, être responsable devant qn. |
| Deutsch | passen zu |
| Italiano | rispondere |
| Русский | отвеча́ть otvečátʹ, отве́тить otvétitʹ |
verb to justify oneself to
| 中文 | 向……辯解 /向……辩解 xiàng...biànjiě, 為自己向...辯護 /为自己向...辩护 wèi zìjǐ xiàng...biànhù, 向……說明 /向……说明 xiàng...shuōmíng |
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verb to respond to
| 中文 | 叫 jiào |
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@misc{answer_to_2026,
title = {answer to},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/answer%20to},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
