answer back
— phrasal verb with answer /ˈɑːn.sər/
/ˈæn.sɚ/ verb Definition
› to react to criticism by arguing or explaining: The company criticized in the documentary was given the opportunity to answer back.Answering and responding
(Definition of answer back from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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another determiner, pronoun (DIFFERENT)
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another/a second bite of the cherry idiom
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another/the final nail in the coffin idiom
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Ansaphone noun
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answer (sb) back phrasal verb
- answer back phrasal verb
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answer for sb/sth phrasal verb
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answer for sth phrasal verb
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answer noun (REACTION)
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answer noun (SOLUTION)
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answer to sb phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- acknowledgment noun
- affirmative noun
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- answer noun (REACTION)
- back adverb (RETURN)
- counter verb
- counterattack noun
- counterblast noun
- get back to sb phrasal verb
- rejoin verb (ANSWER QUICKLY)
- rejoinder noun
- reply noun
- reply verb
- respond verb
- respondent noun
- response noun
- retort noun
- retort verb
- thank you exclamation
- unanswered adjective
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