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Verb
  1. 1
    To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something. ambitransitive

    "The mayor will be answering for his crimes for many years."

  2. 2
    furnish a justifying analysis or explanation wordnet
  3. 3
    To guarantee. transitive

    "I will answer for his debt, if he can't pay on the day."

  4. 4
    To vouch for (someone); to attest to the character of (someone). transitive

    "She's known me for years, and she's always answered for me!"

  5. 5
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for.

    "I don't know the answer to that, so I'm going to let my lawyer answer for me."

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