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To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I'm above you in the hierarchy, Jim, so you should be answering to me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To justify oneself to (someone). (usually with have to)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You're going to have to answer to all of these charges to my satisfaction.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To respond to (a name); to treat as one's own name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She's answered to Katie her entire life.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
對......負責任 /对......负责任
(duì...fùzérèn)
— to be responsible to
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Chinese Mandarin:
向......報告 /向......报告
(xiàng...bàogào)
— to be responsible to
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Finnish:
vastata
— to be responsible to
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French:
répondre à
— to be responsible to
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French:
être responsable devant qn.
— to be responsible to
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German:
passen zu
— to be responsible to
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Icelandic:
ábyrgur
— to be responsible to
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Icelandic:
ábyrgur fyrir
— to be responsible to
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Icelandic:
óábyrgur
— to be responsible to
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Italian:
rispondere
— to be responsible to
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Portuguese:
responsabilizar-se por
— to be responsible to
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Russian:
отвеча́ть
(otvečátʹ)
— to be responsible to
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Russian:
отве́тить
(otvétitʹ)
— to be responsible to
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Chinese Mandarin:
向......辯解 /向......辩解
(xiàng...biànjiě)
— to justify oneself to
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Chinese Mandarin:
為自己向...辯護 /为自己向...辩护
(wèi zìjǐ xiàng...biànhù)
— to justify oneself to
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Chinese Mandarin:
向......說明 /向......说明
(xiàng...shuōmíng)
— to justify oneself to
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Finnish:
vastata
— to justify oneself to
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Chinese Mandarin:
叫
(jiào)
— to respond to
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Finnish:
totella nimeä
— to respond to
