keep going vs answer

answer vs keep going

keep going is not a noun while answer is a noun.

keep going and answer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
keep going	No	No	Yes	No
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

keep going: suffice for a period between two points
answer: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Other hypernyms of keep going include do, serve, suffice.

keep going (noun)	answer (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

keep going (verb)	answer (verb)
be a regular customer or client of	give the correct answer or solution to
suffice for a period between two points	respond to a signal
continue uninterrupted	understand the meaning of
	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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