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answer vs state

state vs answer

answer and state both are nouns.

answer and state both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
answer Yes No Yes No
state Yes No Yes No
As verbs, state is a hypernym of answer; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than answer:
  • answer: react verbally
  • state: express in words
Other hypernyms of answer include say, tell.
answer (noun) state (noun)
a nonverbal reaction the way something is with respect to its main attributes
the speech act of replying to a question a politically organized body of people under a single government
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem the territory occupied by a nation
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 the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
answer (verb) state (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to express in words
respond to a signal put before
understand the meaning of indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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
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