answer to
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.17 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to.
Example Sentences
- "I'm above you in the hierarchy, Jim, so you should be answering to me."
- "Shepard: Do you know anything about Spectres? Avina: The term Spectre is derived from the branch of Special Tactics and Reconnaissance. Each Sepctre agent is hand-picked by the Council. Avina: Their primary role is preserving galactic stability and resolving volatile situations that cannot be handled through normal political channels. Avina: In this role, they are granted extraterritorial rights and jurisdictions. Spectres answer to no law or authority except the Council itself."
- "You're going to have to answer to all of these charges to my satisfaction."
- "You can crush us / You can bruise us / But you'll have to answer to / Oh, the guns of Brixton"
- "She's answered to Katie her entire life."