Answer For

Definition: Answer For

Answer For

Verb

1. Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money".

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Synonym: Answer For

Affirmation

As God is my witness, I must say, indeed, i' faith, let me tell you, why, give me leave to say, marry, you may be sure, I'd have you to know; upon my word, upon my honor; by my troth, egad, I assure you; by jingo, by Jove, by George; troth, seriously, sadly; in sadness, in sober sadness, in truth, in earnest; of a truth, truly, perdy, in all conscience, upon oath; be assured; (belief); yes; (assent); I'll warrant, I'll warrant you, I'll engage, I'll answer for it, I'll be bound, I'll venture to say, I'll take my oath; in fact, forsooth, joking apart; so help me God; not to mince the matter.

Debt

Answer for, go bail for.

Deputy

Verb: be deputy; Noun: stand for, appear for, hold a brief for, answer for; represent; stand in the shoes of, walk in the shoes of; stand in the stead of.

Disapprobation

Take blame, stand corrected; have to answer for.

Duty

Verb: be the duty of; be incumbent; Adjective: on, be responsible; Adjective: behoove, become, befit, beseem; belong to, pertain to; fall to one's lot; devolve on; lie upon, lie on one's head, lie at one's door; rest with, rest on the shoulders of. take upon oneself; (promise); be bound to, become bound to, be sponsor for, become sponsor for; incur a responsibility; Noun: be under an obligation, stand under an obligation, lie under an obligation; have to answer for, owe to it oneself.

Promise

Hold out an expectation; contract an obligation; become bound to, become sponsor for; answer for, be answerable for; secure; give security; underwrite.

Adverb: as one's head shall answer for.

Crosswords: Answer For

Who's going to clean away the bodies? That's what nobody seems to have an answer for. (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd)

Man, that's your answer for everything. (Clerks; writing credit: Paul Dini; Brian Kelley)

Release me fast or you will have to answer for this heinous act. (The Nightmare Before Christmas; writing credit: Tim Burton; Michael McDowell)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Does God Exist?: An Answer for Today (reference)

• Fat No More: The Answer for the Dangerously Overweight (reference)

• God's Answer for the Unequally Yoked (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Neither we nor our bailiffs will seize any land or rent for any debt, as long as the chattels of the debtor are sufficient to repay the debt; nor shall the sureties of the debtor be distrained so long as the principal debtor is able to satisfy the debt; and if the principal debtor shall fail to pay the debt, having nothing wherewith to pay it, then the sureties shall answer for the debt; and let them have the lands and rents of the debtor, if they desire them, until they are indemnified for the debt which they have paid for him, unless the principal debtor can show proof that he is discharged thereof as against the said sureties. (reference)

This I am sure, whoever, either ruler or subject, by force goes about to invade the rights of either prince or people, and lays the foundation for overturning the constitution and frame of any just government, is highly guilty of the greatest crime, I think, a man is capable of, being to answer for all those mischiefs of blood, rapine, and desolation, which the breaking to pieces of governments bring on a country. (Second Treatise of Government)

Amendment V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

At the same time, I will not positively answer for my having never dropt a hint, because I know I do sometimes pop out a thing before I am aware.

We can no more answer for what they have done, than for what they will do.

He could not get out the answer for the sum but it did not matter.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "answer for": ad as one's head shall answer for ♦ answer for smb. ♦ answer for smth. ♦ have an answer for everything ♦ have to answer for. Additional references.

Albanian

përgjigjem (agree, answer, correspond, match, rejoin, respond), mbaj përgjegjësi. (various references)

Arabic 

‏وفى بالغرض (suffice). (various references)

Bulgarian 

отговарям за (underwrite). (various references)

Czech

odpovídat za. (various references)

Finnish

vastata (answer, be responsible for, correspond to equal, give an answer, reply, respond, return). (various references)

French

répondre de qch (answer for smth.), répondre � qn (answer for smb.). (various references)

German

verantwortlich sein für, verantworten (accept responsibility for, account for, be answerable, be liable, be responsible), einstehen für (make good, take responsibility for, vouch for). (various references)

Greek 

εγγυώμαι (bail, ensure, guarantee, pledge, sponsor, underwrite, vouch, warrant). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"יות אחראי (bear responsibility). (various references)

Hungarian

kezeskedik valamiért (vouch for). (various references)

Italian

rispondere (answer, be responsible for, meet, reply, respond, return). (various references)

Manx

freggyrt er son. (various references)

Pig Latin

answeray orfay

Russian 

ручаться (avouch, certify, impawn, pawn, pledge, vouch). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

obećati (make a promise, promise, vow), biti odgovoran za (account for). (various references)

Spanish

ser responsible, responder (answer, come back, reply, respond, talk back). (various references)

Swedish

ansvara för (vouch for), ansvara (be liable for, be responsible for, impawn, responsible for, warrant), svara för, stå till svars för. (various references)

Thai

รับผิ�"ชอบต่อ. (various references)

Turkish

sorumlu olmak (account for, account for smth., be answerable to smb. for smb., be in charge of, be in the driver's seat, be liable for, be responsible from, have a charge of, report to), kefil olmak (answer, go bail for smb., guarantee, sponsor, stand security, stand security for smb., vouch, warrant). (various references)

Ukrainian

служити як, ручатися за, правити замість. (various references)

Welsh

ateb dros. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: forewarns.

-1 letter: forewarn, forswear, frowners.

-2 letters: farrows, fawners, foreran, foresaw, frowner, narrows, serrano, warners, warrens.

-3 letters: answer, arrows, arseno, farers, farrow, fawner, frowns, narrow, owners, reason, resawn, resown, rowans, rowens, rowers, senora, snarer, snorer, soarer, sorner, wafers, warner, warren, weason, worsen, worser.

-4 letters: aeons, afore, arose, arrow, arson, earns, enows, fanes, fanos, farer, fares, faros, fawns.

+2 letters: forswearing, forwardness, frowardness, waterfronts.

+3 letters: foreswearing.

+4 letters: forwardnesses, frowardnesses.

+5 letters: thenceforwards, waterproofings, waterproofness.