"answering" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], [ˈɛən.sɚ.ɪŋ] [General-American] Audio: en-us-answering.ogg Forms: answerings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|answerynge}} Middle English answerynge, {{suffix|en|answer|ing}} answer + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} answering (plural answerings)
  1. The act of giving an answer. Derived forms: answeringly, answering pennant, nonanswering, unanswering Translations (the act of giving an answer): urdhërore [feminine] (Albanian), përgjigje [feminine] (Albanian), vastaaminen (Finnish), answerynge (Middle English), respondimento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-answering-en-noun-KmZaa6Cu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 35

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], [ˈɛən.sɚ.ɪŋ] [General-American] Audio: en-us-answering.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|answerynge}} Middle English answerynge, {{suffix|en|answer|ing}} answer + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} answering
  1. present participle and gerund of answer Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: answer
    Sense id: en-answering-en-verb-IbOXeN9a

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} answering
  1. Alternative form of answerynge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: answerynge
    Sense id: en-answering-enm-noun-BDVmRT4Z Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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