answer vs be

answer is a noun but be is not a noun.

answer and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of answer; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than answer:

answer: be liable or accountable
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

answer (noun)	be (noun)
a nonverbal reaction
the speech act of replying to a question
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

answer (verb)	be (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to	spend or use time
respond to a signal	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
understand the meaning of	have an existence, be extant
react to a stimulus or command	have life, be alive
react verbally	form or compose
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
match or correspond	be identical to; be someone or something
be liable or accountable	be identical or equivalent to
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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