Answer - English meaning

verb

Accept or admit the existence or truth of.

Usage examples:

The plight of the refugees was acknowledged by the authorities

verb

To accept the truth or recognize the existence of something

Usage examples:

The president acknowledged his mistake in not vetoing the tax bill., he’s acknowledged as a leader …

verb

To let someone know that you have received something that they sent to you

Usage examples:

Acknowledge receipt of sth please acknowledge receipt of this letter.

noun

Acceptance of the truth or existence of something.

Usage examples:

There was no acknowledgement of the family's trauma

noun

A letter or email to say that you have received something that someone sent to you

Usage examples:

I applied for five jobs, but only got three acknowledgements.

noun

A clever or funny answer to someone who has criticized or insulted you

Usage examples:

She delivered the ultimate clapback on instagram.

phrasal verb

Go back to something earlier

phrasal verb

To return

Usage examples:

Come back and see us again sometime., as soon as she entered the school, childhood memories came ru…

noun

A return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.

Usage examples:

The heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback in england

noun

A return to an earlier and better position or condition

Usage examples:

The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a comeback in the early '90s.

noun

A situation in which someone or something becomes popular, famous, or successful again after a period of being much less popular, etc.

Usage examples:

Make a comeback she's trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years., stage a comebac…

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

verb

Achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted).

Usage examples:

He wouldn't be able to fulfil his ambition to visit naples

verb

To do something that is necessary, or to cause it to happen

Usage examples:

Fulfil a contract we're suing our suppliers for failing to fulfil their contract., fulfil a duty/an…

phrasal verb

Contact someone later to give a reply or return a message.

Usage examples:

I'll find out and get back to you

phrasal verb

To continue doing something that you were doing or that you started earlier

Usage examples:

If you skip some days, it can be hard to get back to a regular bicycling routine., he can’t find th…

phrasal verb

To talk to someone again in order to give them some information or because you were not able to speak to them before

Usage examples:

Finance promised to get back to me later with those figures.

phrasal verb

To be as good as something else

Usage examples:

The sequel didn’t match up to the original movie.

phrasal verb

To be as good as something else or as good as expected

Usage examples:

We compared the movie we made to some of the other students' films to see how it measured up.

phrasal verb

To be good enough, or as good as someone or something else

Usage examples:

If new staff measure up after six months, they are offered a permanent contract., measure up to sth…

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

A gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins.

Usage examples:

She fell from her horse during a weekend meet

adjective

Suitable or proper.

Usage examples:

It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour

noun

Something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event.

Usage examples:

My immediate reaction was one of relief

noun

Behavior, a feeling, or an action that is a direct result of something else

Usage examples:

My initial reaction was to call off the party., senator, what is your reaction to the proposal to c…

noun

The way that something happens, or that someone does something, as a result of something else

Usage examples:

Reaction to sth we've seen little market reaction to the latest inflation figures., reaction agains…

verb

Claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.

Usage examples:

He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends

verb

Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.

Usage examples:

These claims have not been convincingly refuted

verb

Join together again; reunite.

Usage examples:

The stone had been cracked and crudely rejoined

verb

Say something in reply, typically in a quick or critical manner.

Usage examples:

‘it's nice to talk under the stars.’ ‘no stars tonight,’ he rejoined

verb

Join again

noun

A reply, especially a sharp or witty one.

Usage examples:

She would have made some cutting rejoinder but none came to mind

noun

A quick answer, often given in a way that is competitive or amusing

Usage examples:

The reviewer’s mistakes were so flagrant that gove drafted a strong rejoinder.

noun

A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.

Usage examples:

Herbal remedies for aches and pains

verb

Set right (an undesirable situation).

Usage examples:

Money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries

noun

A substance or method for curing an illness, or a way of dealing with a problem or difficulty

Usage examples:

Cold remedies, we’re working to remedy these shortcomings.

verb

Say something in response to something someone has said.

Usage examples:

He was gone before we could reply to his last remark

noun

A verbal or written answer.

Usage examples:

I received a reply from the managing director

verb

To answer a question

Usage examples:

[ i ] she asked him how old he was but he didn’t reply., [ + that clause ] he replied that he wasn’…

verb

Say something in reply.

Usage examples:

She could not get robert to respond to her words

noun

A half-pillar or half-pier attached to a wall to support an arch, especially at the end of an arcade.

Usage examples:

The e and w responds of both nave arcades are romanesque.

verb

Show a reaction to something

noun

A verbal or written answer.

Usage examples:

There was laughter at his response to the question

noun

Something said or done as a reaction to something that has been said or done; an answer or reaction

Usage examples:

[ c ] she’s applied for admission and is still waiting for a response from the school., the law was…

noun

An answer to a question, letter, email, etc.

Usage examples:

Response to sth consumers get no response to telephone inquiries for help., i am writing in respons…

verb

Say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.

Usage examples:

‘no need to be rude,’ retorted isabel

noun

A sharp, angry, or witty reply.

Usage examples:

She opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort

verb

Heat in a retort in order to separate or purify.

Usage examples:

The raw shale is retorted at four crude oil works

verb

Come or go back to a place or person.

Usage examples:

He returned to america in the late autumn

noun

An act of coming or going back to a place or activity.

Usage examples:

He celebrated his safe return from the war

verb

To come or go back to a previous place, subject, activity, or condition

Usage examples:

He returned to new york last week., he worked at other jobs but kept returning to mining., she was …

noun

A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

Usage examples:

The dialogue, too, feels like piecework, as if the bons mots and ripostes have been assembled from …

verb

Make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

Usage examples:

‘you've got a strange sense of honour,’ grant riposted

noun

A quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism

Usage examples:

She made a sharp/witty/neat riposte., [ + that ] she simply riposted that she did not create the bo…

verb

Meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone).

Usage examples:

I have never been satisfied with my job

verb

Perform duties or services for (another person or an organization).

Usage examples:

Malcolm has served the church very faithfully

noun

(in tennis and other racket sports) an act of hitting the ball or shuttlecock to start play.

Usage examples:

He was let down by an erratic serve

verb

Devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries or ideas

noun

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

There are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

noun

A set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.

Usage examples:

A pinstriped suit

verb

Be convenient for or acceptable to.

Usage examples:

What time would suit you?

verb

To be convenient or work well for someone or something

Usage examples:

What time suits you best?, the job of a salesman seems to suit him., that new hairstyle really suit…