antworten

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I vt/i answer (jemandem s.o.), reply (to s.o.); scharf: retort; auf etw. (Akk) antworten answer s.th., reply to s.th.; mit Ja / Nein antworten reply with yes / no; answer in the affirmative / negative förm.; der Wahrheit gemäß antworten answer truthfully; was hat sie geantwortet? what did she say (to that)?

II v/i (reagieren) respond (to) (mit with)

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to reply; to answer; to respond

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ạnt|wor|ten ['antvɔrtn]

vi

1) (= Antwort geben) to answer, to reply

jdm antworten — to answer sb, to reply to sb

antworten — to answer sth, to reply to sth

was soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer should I give him?, what should I tell him?

jdm auf eine Frage antworten — to reply to or answer sb's question

mit Ja/Nein antworten — to answer yes/no, to answer in the affirmative/negative

2) (= reagieren) to respond (

auf +acc to, mit with)

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(to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) respond

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ant·wor·ten

[ˈantvɔrtn̩]

vi

1. (als Antwort geben)

▪ [jdm] \antworten to answer [sb], to reply [to sb]

ich kann Ihnen darauf leider nichts \antworten unfortunately I cannot give you an answer to that

was soll man darauf noch \antworten?! what kind of answer can you give to that?

auf jds Frage \antworten to answer sb's [or reply to sb's] question

mit Ja/Nein \antworten to answer yes/no [or form in the affirmative/negative]

mit „vielleicht“ \antworten to answer with “perhaps”

schriftlich \antworten to answer [or reply] in writing, to give a written answer

2. (reagieren) to respond (mit +dat with)

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1.

intransitives Verb

1) answer; reply

auf etwas (Akk.) antworten — answer something; reply to something

jemandem antworten — answer somebody; reply to somebody

jemandem auf seine Frage antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

wie soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer shall I give him?/what shall I tell him?

2) (reagieren) respond (auf + Akk. to)

2.

transitives Verb answer

was hat er geantwortet? — what was his answer?

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antworten (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t & v/i answer (

jemandem sb), reply (to sb); scharf: retort;

auf etwas (akk)

antworten answer sth, reply to sth;

mit Ja/Nein antworten reply with yes/no; answer in the affirmative/negative form;

der Wahrheit gemäß antworten answer truthfully;

was hat sie geantwortet? what did she say (to that)?

B. v/i (reagieren) respond (to) (

mit with)

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1.

intransitives Verb

1) answer; reply

auf etwas (Akk.) antworten — answer something; reply to something

jemandem antworten — answer somebody; reply to somebody

jemandem auf seine Frage antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

wie soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer shall I give him?/what shall I tell him?

2) (reagieren) respond (auf + Akk. to)

2.

transitives Verb answer

was hat er geantwortet? — what was his answer?

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v.

to answer (to) v.

to answer v.

to reply v.

to respond v.