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answer vs meet

meet vs answer

answer and meet both are nouns.

answer is not an adjective while meet is an adjective.

answer and meet both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
answer Yes No Yes No
meet Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, meet is a hypernym of answer; that is, meet is a word with a broader meaning than answer:
  • answer: be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
  • meet: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
Other hypernyms of answer include conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, satisfy.
answer (noun) meet (noun)
a nonverbal reaction a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
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 (adjective) meet (adjective)
being precisely fitting and right
answer (verb) meet (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
respond to a signal fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
understand the meaning of be in direct physical contact with; make contact
react to a stimulus or command come together
react verbally meet by design; be present at the arrival of
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) undergo or suffer
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of collect in one place
match or correspond get together socially or for a specific purpose
be liable or accountable get to know; get acquainted with
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity experience as a reaction
be adjacent or come together
Difference between answer and meet

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