answer

[US]/'ɑːnsə/
[UK]/'ænsɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. Tumugon sa isang tanong o pahayag; magbigay ng solusyon o tugon
n. Isang tugon sa isang tanong o pahayag; isang solusyon o reaksyon
Word Forms
Past Participleanswered
Pluralanswers
Third Person Singularanswers
Past Tenseanswered
Present Participleanswering

Phrases & Collocations

in answer to

bilang tugon sa

answer for

sagot para sa

no answer

walang sagot

answer the phone

sagutin ang telepono

wrong answer

maling sagot

answer sheet

sagutan

short answer

maikling sagot

answer the telephone

sagutin ang telepono

immediate answer

agarang sagot

answer back

sumagot pabalik

soft answer

banayad na sagot

answer key

susidagan ng mga sagot

answer up

sagutin

answer phone

sagutin ang telepono

Example Sentences

an answer to a problem

isang sagot sa isang problema

to answer the telephone

sumagot sa telepono

The answer's a lemon.

Ang sagot ay lemon.

No answer was forthcoming.

Walang lumabas na sagot.

This will answer for a chisel.

Ito ay magsisilbing pamporma.

the answer is 280°.

ang sagot ay 280°.

there are no pat answers to these questions.

Walang mga madaling sagot sa mga tanong na ito.

answer point for point

sagutin punto por punto

punctual in answering letter

maagap sa pagsagot ng liham

the right answer to a question

ang tamang sagot sa isang tanong

decline to answer a question

tumanggi sa pagsagot ng isang tanong

The answer came pat.

Ang sagot ay dumating agad.

Please answer the telephone.

Paki sagot ang telepono.

It answers very well.

Ito ay sumasagot nang mahusay.

It's the answer to your question.

Ito ang sagot sa iyong tanong.

This box will answer for a chair.

Ang kahon na ito ay magsisilbing upuan.

The copy answers to the original.

Ang kopya ay katulad ng orihinal.

These two answers are in discord.

Ang dalawang sagot na ito ay magkasalungat.

Real-world Examples

Tweaking the constitution is not the answer.

Ang pagbabago sa konstitusyon ay hindi ang sagot.

Source: May's Speech Compilation

Don't answer that. Answer my proposal first.

Huwag mong sagutin iyan. Sagutin mo muna ang panukala ko.

Source: BBC Animation Workplace

You mean you know the answer, don't you?

Ibig sabihin ba'y alam mo na ang sagot, hindi ba?

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

That's your answer and that`s your shoutout.

Iyan ang iyong sagot at iyan ang iyong pagkilala.

Source: CNN Selected May 2015 Collection

What language is thy answer, O sky?

Anong wika ang iyong sagot, O langit?

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

And Jesus has a really interesting answer.

At si Hesus ay mayroong napaka-interesanteng sagot.

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

No one knows the answer to that yet.

Walang nakakaalam ng sagot sa iyan hanggang ngayon.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

I'll just tell you the answers here.

Sasabihin ko sa iyo ang mga sagot dito.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

Now here's the longer, more complicated answer.

Narito na ang mas mahaba at mas komplikadong sagot.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2021 Collection

So you have the answers... You have questions?

Kaya mayroon kang mga sagot... Mayroon ka bang mga tanong?

Source: Interview with the Vampire: The Selected Edition

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