{
    "term": "answer",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation",
            "sensetop": "answer to somethingin answer to somethinganswer from somebodyanswer as to something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I rang the bell, but there was no answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can't you give me a definitive answer?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **short answer** is no."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **simple answer** is that we don't know."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **question and answer** session"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't easily **give an answer** to your question.",
                    "contextForm": "answer to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you **had an answer** to your letter?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had no answer to the accusations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000.",
                    "contextForm": "in answer to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're not going to **get an answer** from me!",
                    "contextForm": "answer from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report does not **provide answers** as to why the tragedy occurred.",
                    "contextForm": "answer as to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left without waiting to hear her answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was clearly expecting a different answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I cannot give you a definite answer just yet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I expect a straight answer to a straight question."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I struggled to formulate an answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I complained to the water company and received a very dusty answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think you can guess the answer—they won't lend us the money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want some answers before I agree to anything."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please give her your answer, so she can make the necessary arrangements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She repeated her question, but he offered no answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The answer came in a postcard she sent from Devon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The question deserves a proper answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The short answer to your query is that he has acted completely illegally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can provide answers to any questions you may have about the system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In answer to your question—yes, I have seen him before."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "one-word", "quick"],
                "verb + answer": ["get", "have", "receive"],
                "answer + verb": ["come"],
                "preposition": ["in answer to", "answer to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "something that you write or say in reply to a question in a test, an exam, an exercise, etc.; the correct reply to a question in a test, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **correct/right answer**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Write your answers on the sheet provided."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you **know the answer** *(= the right one)* to question 12?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The answers are at the back of the book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sender of the first correct answer to be drawn will receive £100."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not worth guessing the answer, as you may lose marks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please print the answers to questions 1 and 2."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The students are allowed to use textbooks to find the right answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This part of the exam requires a written answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the short-answer section of the test"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acceptable", "appropriate", "correct"],
                "verb + answer": ["give", "submit", "guess"],
                "preposition": ["answer to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a solution to a problem",
            "sensetop": "answer to something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is no **easy answer**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The answer is simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This could be the answer to all our problems.",
                    "contextForm": "answer to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are more questions than answers on the issue of our ageing population."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This may not be the answer for everyone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has spent her life looking for answers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The obvious answer would be to cancel the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The answer lies in a combination of factors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The answer came to him in a flash."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are aware of this problem, but we do not have the answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you really want to save time, this machine will provide the answer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have arrived at an answer which we hope will satisfy everyone."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["easy", "instant", "pat"],
                "verb + answer": ["have", "know", "look for"],
                "answer + verb": [
                    "come to somebody",
                    "depend on something",
                    "lie in something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["answer to"],
                "phrases": ["have all the answers", "know all the answers"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person or thing from one place that may be thought to be as good as a famous person or thing from another place",
            "sensetop": "answer to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The new theme park will be Britain's answer to Disneyland."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be confident that you know something, especially when you actually do not",
            "labels": "(informal, often disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He thinks he knows all the answers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to accept that somebody does not want something, will not do something, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're coming and I won't take no for an answer!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːnsə(r)/",
                "audio": "an/answer/answer__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈænsər/",
                "audio": "an/answer/answer__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English andswaru (noun), andswarian (verb), of Germanic origin; from a base shared by swear."
}