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field

 
/fild/ v [T] (ANSWER)

Definition

to answer questions, esp. difficult or unexpected ones: Be prepared to field some tough questions from the senators after your presentation.
(Definition of field v (ANSWER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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