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return vs answer

answer vs return

return and answer both are nouns.

return and answer both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
return Yes No Yes No
answer Yes No Yes No
As verbs, answer is a hypernym of return; that is, answer is a word with a broader meaning than return:
  • return: answer back
  • answer: react verbally
Other hypernyms of return include reply, respond.
return (noun) answer (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location a nonverbal reaction
a coming to or returning home the speech act of replying to a question
getting something back again a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble 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
a reciprocal group action
the act of someone appearing again
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return (verb) answer (verb)
go back to a previous state give the correct answer or solution to
be restored respond to a signal
go back to something earlier understand the meaning of
answer back react to a stimulus or command
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority react verbally
pass down give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
make a return be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
give or supply match or correspond
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before be liable or accountable
return to a previous position; in mathematics be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
bring back to the point of departure
pay back
return in kind
give back
be inherited by
elect again
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