Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Answer (-ed, -ing)
answer (-ed, -ing), v. [see answer, n.] (webplay: face, features, friend, God, man, pay, prayer, question, reply, sounds of birds, speech).
- Suffice for; be appropriate for; be suitable for.
- Explain; defend.
- Respond to an action.
- Respond to; reply to a question.
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