answer to the name (of)

answer to the name (of)

To respond to a specific name. My daughter Margaret has now decided that she only answers to the name Calliope. James only answers to the name of Jim these days. A: "Hmm, she doesn't seem to be answering to the name Fluffy. Maybe she doesn't like it." B: "Maybe she's just being a cat?"

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answer to the name (of) something

to respond to a particular name. I answer to the name Walter. She answers to the name of Claire.

See also: answer, name, to

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