English

Pronunciation
(WEAE) IPA|/�æn.s�ɹ.�.bl/

Adjective
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1. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

#: Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God? --Swift.

1. Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

#: The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable. --Johnson.

1. correspondent|Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.

#: What wit and policy of man is answerable to their discreet and orderly course? --Holland.
#: This revelation . . . was answerable to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians. --Milton.

1. proportionate|Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

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trans-top|obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good
Finnish: tilivelvollinen, vastuullinen
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trans-top|capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer
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trans-top|correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable
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trans-top|proportionate; commensurate; suitable
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