answer

noun

a nonverbal reaction
“Your answer to any problem was to get drunk.”
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

resolution
a written or spoken statement that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
“I waited several days for your answer.”
response
the speech act of replying to a question

verb

to give the correct answer or solution to
“I answered all the questions on the test.”
to react to a stimulus or command
“The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch.”
to give a defence or refutation of a charge or in an argument
“The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution.”
to match or correspond
“The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave.”
to be sufficient
“This answers our requirements completely.”
serve
to be liable or accountable
“They must answer for their actions.”