answer

/ˈɑːnsər/ noun [C]

Translation

WORDS › what you say or write back to someone who has asked you a question or spoken to you

cevap, yanıt

I asked him if he was going but I didn't hear his answer. Please give me your answer by next week.1164

DOOR/TELEPHONE › when someone answers the telephone or the door

kapıya, telefona bakma

[usually singular] I rang the bell but there was no answer.1164

SOLUTION › a way of solving a problem

cevap

It's a difficult situation and I don't know what the answer is.1098

TEST › the correct number or information given as a reply to a question in a test or competition

yanıt, sorunun cevabı

Did you get the answer to Question 6?1373

(Definition of answer noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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