Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reanswer

/ɹiːˈænsə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-an-swer
IPA: /ɹiːˈænsə(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To answer again or anew.

Transitive verb

verb

To repay, compensate, or make amends for.

Example Sentences

"It mingles thoughts on pitching, producing and getting an agent with more light-hearted bits, like reanswering questions sent to the regular Walter Scott column in Parade magazine (in which momentous topics, like the most popular celebrity features demanded by plastic surgery patients in Beverly Hills, are tackled)."
"Which in weight to reanswer, his pettiness would bow under."

Etymology

From re- + answer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reanswers (present, singular) reanswering (participle, present) reanswered (participle, past) reanswered (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce reanswer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈænsə(ɹ)/.
What does reanswer mean?: To answer again or anew.
Where does reanswer come from?: From re- + answer.

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