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Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- definition a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- definition the speech act of replying to a question
- definition 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
- definition a nonverbal reaction
- definition react verbally
- definition respond to a signal
- definition give the correct answer or solution to
- definition understand the meaning of
- definition give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
- definition be liable or accountable
- definition be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- definition match or correspond
- definition be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
- definition react to a stimulus or command