(v): express in words
(v): respond to a signal
(v): show a response or a reaction to something
(v): give the correct answer or solution to
(v): find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
(v): understand the meaning of
(v): find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
(v): give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
(v): overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
(v): be liable or accountable
(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
(v): meet the requirements or expectations of
(v): match or correspond
(v): be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
(v): be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
(v): fill or meet a want or need
(v): react to a stimulus or command
(v): show a response or a reaction to something
(n): a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
(n): a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
(n): a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
(n): a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
(n): the speech act of replying to a question
(n): the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
(n): the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
(n): (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
(n): a nonverbal reaction
(n): a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent