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answer for someone or something

Fig. to explain or justify the actions of someone or some act; to take responsibility or blame for someone or something. You will have to answer for your children's bad behavior. I will answer only for my own misdeeds.

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No, my friend; I will answer to you and to the court, as you refuse to answer for yourself. Apology by Plato View in context God alone was lord of all the world, he said, and to God alone each man must answer for his soul, and to no man beside. English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context The general with ten more escaped the slaughter, and by means of their horses retreated to a wood, where they were soon discovered by a detachment sent in search of them, and brought to Mahomet, who was overjoyed to see his most formidable enemy in his power, and ordered him to take care of his uncle and nephew, who were wounded, telling him he should answer for their lives; and, upon their death, taxed him with hastening it. A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context			and that's a fact and then some and this and that and those and to spare angel anger angle angle for angle off angry animal ankle annex to announce announce for announce to anoint with another another country heard from another nail in the coffin another pair of eyes another string to bow answer answer back answer for answer purpose answer the call answer the call of nature answer the door answer to answer to the description of answer to the name ant ante ante up ants in pants any any [judge etc.] worth salt any fool thing Any friend of any number of any old thing any port in a storm any way you slice it any way, shape, or form anybody anybody who is anybody anymore anyone Anyone I know?			Ansvar for Egen Mestring Ansvarlig selskap Ansvarlig selskap Ansvarlig selskap Ansvarlig selskap Ansvarlig selskap ANSVP answ ANSWD answer answer answer answer answer answer answer a purpose answer a summons answer back answer back answer back answer back Answer Back - Day & Time Answer Back Code Answer Back Procedures Answer Back Service Message Answer Back Tone Answer complaint, guidance Answer Complete answer conclusively Answer Detection Technology answer for Answer Indicator Answer Key Only answer lamp Answer List Answer List - Protocol Data Unit Answer List - Service Data Unit Answer machine Answer Message answer mode Answer No-Charge Answer of the day answer only modem answer paper Answer phone Answer Print answer purpose Answer Seizure Ratio Answer set programming Answer Set Programming and Other Computing Paradigms Answer Signal, Charge Answer Signal, No Charge answer someone back Answer supervision Answer Supervision Rate

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