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['ɑːn(t)sə] брит. / амер.

гл.
1. отвечать; откликаться
2. (answer to) откликаться, реагировать на (имя)
3. подходить, соответствовать, удовлетворять
4. нести ответственность; ручаться
5. удаваться; иметь успех
6. заменять, служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.)
сущ.
1. ответ
2. ответное действие, реакция
3. решение (вопроса)
4. юр. возражение ответчика
5. (равноценная) замена, достойный ответ; аналог

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ответ | отвечать, быть ответственным
возражение | возражать
письменные объяснения, возражения ответчика по делу; дуплика (возражение ответчика на реплику истца) 3. соответствовать

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'No, I don't believe you,' was Woland's short answer.
— Нет, не верю, — коротко ответил Воланд.
Bulgakov, Michail / The Master and MargaritaБулгаков, Михаил / Мастер и Маргарита
Мастер и Маргарита
Булгаков, Михаил
© "Мурманское книжное издательство", 1990
The Master and Margarita
Bulgakov, Michail
© Translated from the russian by Michael Glenny
© 1967 Collins and Harvill Press, London
© 1967 in the English translation

I didn't ask, because the answer is self-evident."
Я не спрашивал, потому что ответ очевиден.
King, Stephen / Wolves of the CallaКинг, Стивен / Волки Кэллы
Волки Кэллы
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2003
© Перевод В.А.Вебер, 2004
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2004
Wolves of the Calla
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 2003

Despot!" roared Razumihin; but Raskolnikov did not and perhaps could not answer.
Деспот! -- заревел Разумихин, но Раскольников уже не отвечал, а может быть, и не в силах был отвечать.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

With this answer Elizabeth was forced to be content; but her own opinion continued the same, and she left him disappointed and sorry.
Элизабет пришлось удовлетвориться этим ответом. Так как собственное ее мнение не изменилось, она ушла от отца разочарованная и огорченная.
Austen, Jane / Pride and prejudiceОстин, Джейн / Гордость и предубеждение
Гордость и предубеждение
Остин, Джейн
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
Pride and prejudice
Austen, Jane
© BiblioLife, LLC

'I did not know that you were awake, husband,' she sobbed in answer, 'or I would have checked my grief.
— Я думала, ты спишь, — проговорила она в ответ прерывающимся голосом. — Иначе я бы не выдала своей боли.
Haggard, Henry Rider / Montezuma's DaughterХаггард, Генри Райдер / Дочь Монтесумы
Дочь Монтесумы
Хаггард, Генри Райдер
© Издательство "Мысль", 1964
Montezuma's Daughter
Haggard, Henry Rider
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

"You may be sure I'll make you answer!"
-- Уверяю тебя, что я заставлю тебя отвечать!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The young courier looked ill at ease as he made answer.
Молодой офицер, отвечая на ее вопрос, отвел в сторону глаза.
Mitchell, Margaret / Gone with the windМитчелл, Маргарет / Унесенные ветром. Том 1
Унесенные ветром. Том 1
Митчелл, Маргарет
© Перевод. Т. А. Озерская, 1982
Gone with the wind
Mitchell, Margaret
© 1936 By Macmillan Publishing Company, a division of Macmillan. Inc.
© renewed 1964 by Stephens Mitchell
© renewed 1964 by Stephens Mitchell and Trust Compnay of Georgia as Executors of Margaret Mitchell Marsh

As the prince opened his mouth to answer, he was interrupted by the girl, whose sweet face wore an expression of absolute frankness.
Князь обратился было к голосу с дивана, но заговорила девушка и с самым откровенным видом на своем миловидном лице сказала:
Достоевский, Фёдор / ИдиотDostoevsky, Fyodor / Idiot
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971

"Can you really have meant to jeer?" she exclaimed enigmatically, looking at me in profound astonishment, but without waiting for me to answer, she, too, ran out to join them.
- Да неужто ты в самом деле что-нибудь хотел сморозить? - загадочно воскликнула она, с глубочайшим удивлением смотря на меня, но, не дождавшись моего ответа, тоже побежала к ним.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

For all answer Dick took a long breath, unbuckled his belt, and shouted from the saddle at the top of a wearied and dusty voice, 'Torpenhow!
— Но вместо ответа Дик собрался с духом, отпустил свой пояс и, не сходя с седла, крикнул усталым, несколько сиплым голосом: — Торпенгоу!
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Свет погас
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© "Издательство П. П. Сойкина", 1915
The Light That Failed
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© 2011 by Victorian Secrets

The answer was, of course, that none of their husbands was Cristovao.
Ответ, конечно, заключался в том, что ни один из их мужей не был хотя бы отдаленно похож на Кристовао.
Card, Orson Scott / Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher ColumbusКард, Орсон Скот / Искупление Христофора Колумба
Искупление Христофора Колумба
Кард, Орсон Скот
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
Card, Orson Scott
© 1996 by Orson Scott Card

I didn't answer; I just listened to the sound of his laugh, committing it to memory.
Я не ответила, просто наслаждалась серебристым смехом.
Meyer, Stephenie / TwilightМайер, Стефани / Сумерки
Сумерки
Майер, Стефани
© А. Ахмерова, 2007
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers
© Stephenie Meyer, 2005
Twilight
Meyer, Stephenie
© 2005 by Stephenie Meyer

References to the weakness or complete absence of the bourgeoisie give the answer to all the most difficult questions of the past, present and future.
Ссылка на ее слабость или совершенное отсутствие решает все самые трудные вопросы прошедшего, настоящего и будущего времени.
Плеханов, Г. В. / Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. ЛавровуPlekhanov, G. V. / Our Differences. Letter to P. L. Lavrov
Our Differences. Letter to P. L. Lavrov
Plekhanov, G. V.
Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. Лаврову
Плеханов, Г. В.
© Государственное издательство политической литературы, 1949 г.

There's no need of doctors I've said already. I'll answer for everything.
Докторов не надо, я уже сказала, что ручаюсь за всё.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Samuel Braunstein of the University of Wales, who was part of this team, has compared entangled pairs to lovers "who know each other so well that they could answer for their lover even if separated by long distances.”
Сэмюэл Браунштайн, принимавший участие в организации эксперимента, сравнил сцепленные пары с любовниками, «которые знают друг друга настолько хорошо, что могут ответить за свою вторую половину, даже если их разделяют огромные расстояния».
Kaku, Michio / Parallel worlds : a journey through creation, higher dimensions, and the future of the cosmosКаку, Мичио / Параллельные миры: Об устройстве мироздания, высших измерениях и будущем Космоса
Параллельные миры: Об устройстве мироздания, высших измерениях и будущем Космоса
Каку, Мичио
© ООО Издательство «София», 2008
© 2005 by Michio Kaku
© «София», 2008
Parallel worlds : a journey through creation, higher dimensions, and the future of the cosmos
Kaku, Michio
© 2005 Michio Kaku

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'ɑːn(t)səVerbотвечать; откликатьсяExamples

to answer politely / sharply / rudely — отвечать вежливо, резко, грубо
to answer a question / smb.'s remark — отвечать на вопрос, чьё-л. замечание
to answer in the affirmative / negative — дать положительный / отрицательный ответ
He answered me nothing. — Он мне ничего не ответил.

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отыечать
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отвечать
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ответить
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ответ
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отвечать на
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ответ, отвечать
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Collocations

affirmative answer

утвердительный ответ

amended answer

исправление возражения против иска

answer a call

ответить на вызов

answer a call

ответить по телефону

answer a call

откликнуться на зов

answer an inquiry

отвечать на запрос

answer back

грубить

answer back

дерзить

answer back

не давать спуску

answer back

ответить ударом на удар

answer for the consequences

отвечать за последствия

answer holding

удержание в ожидании ответа

answer in the affirmative

утвердительный ответ

answer in the affirmative manner

дать утвердительный ответ

answer in the negative

отрицательный ответ

Word forms

answer

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	answer	answers
Possessive case	answer's	answers'

answer

verb

Basic forms
Past	answered
Imperative	answer
Present Participle (Participle I)	answering
Past Participle (Participle II)	answered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I answer	we answer
you answer	you answer
he/she/it answers	they answer

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am answering	we are answering
you are answering	you are answering
he/she/it is answering	they are answering

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have answered	we have answered
you have answered	you have answered
he/she/it has answered	they have answered

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been answering	we have been answering
you have been answering	you have been answering
he/she/it has been answering	they have been answering

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I answered	we answered
you answered	you answered
he/she/it answered	they answered

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was answering	we were answering
you were answering	you were answering
he/she/it was answering	they were answering

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had answered	we had answered
you had answered	you had answered
he/she/it had answered	they had answered

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been answering	we had been answering
you had been answering	you had been answering
he/she/it had been answering	they had been answering

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will answer	we shall/will answer
you will answer	you will answer
he/she/it will answer	they will answer

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be answering	we shall/will be answering
you will be answering	you will be answering
he/she/it will be answering	they will be answering

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have answered	we shall/will have answered
you will have answered	you will have answered
he/she/it will have answered	they will have answered

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been answering	we shall/will have been answering
you will have been answering	you will have been answering
he/she/it will have been answering	they will have been answering

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would answer	we should/would answer
you would answer	you would answer
he/she/it would answer	they would answer

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be answering	we should/would be answering
you would be answering	you would be answering
he/she/it would be answering	they would be answering

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have answered	we should/would have answered
you would have answered	you would have answered
he/she/it would have answered	they would have answered

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been answering	we should/would have been answering
you would have been answering	you would have been answering
he/she/it would have been answering	they would have been answering

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am answered	we are answered
you are answered	you are answered
he/she/it is answered	they are answered

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being answered	we are being answered
you are being answered	you are being answered
he/she/it is being answered	they are being answered

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been answered	we have been answered
you have been answered	you have been answered
he/she/it has been answered	they have been answered

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was answered	we were answered
you were answered	you were answered
he/she/it was answered	they were answered

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being answered	we were being answered
you were being answered	you were being answered
he/she/it was being answered	they were being answered

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been answered	we had been answered
you had been answered	you had been answered
he/she/it had been answered	they had been answered

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be answered	we shall/will be answered
you will be answered	you will be answered
he/she/it will be answered	they will be answered

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been answered	we shall/will have been answered
you will have been answered	you will have been answered
he/she/it will have been answered	they will have been answered

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