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Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.16 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for.
Example Sentences
- "The mayor will be answering for his crimes for many years."
- "Oh John, you'll never be a man / And you'll never see your home again / Oh Manchester, so much to answer for"
- "Duffy dared to think that Queen Elizabeth I has a few things for which to answer"
- "It’s true Modi has much to answer for. But still there is something disturbing about the fact that India is on track for up to half a million cases a day on some projections, while Britons young enough to have practically zero chance of dying from Covid get vaccinated."
- "I will answer for his debt, if he can't pay on the day."
- "She's known me for years, and she's always answered for me!"