Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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answer | Yes | No | Yes | No |
result | Yes | No | Yes | No |
answer (noun) | result (noun) |
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a nonverbal reaction | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem |
the speech act of replying to a question | the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause |
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | something that results |
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
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) | result (verb) |
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give the correct answer or solution to | come about or follow as a consequence |
respond to a signal | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end |
understand the meaning of | produce as a result or residue |
react to a stimulus or command | |
react verbally | |
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) | |
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of | |
match or correspond | |
be liable or accountable | |
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity |