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phrasal verbIf someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them. She was punished by teachers for answering back. [VERB PARTICLE] I always answered him back when I thought he was wrong. [VERB noun PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for answeranswer back in British Englishverb(adverb) to reply rudely to (a person, esp someone in authority) when one is expected to remain silent answer back in American English Informal to reply forcefully, rudely, or impertinently; talk back See full dictionary entry for answer Examples of 'answer back' in a sentenceanswer back It is his way of answering back those who doubted him.But there are ways of answering back.At school he was bullied for his weight but says he always answered back.You are answering back, get up that hill.The way you answer back, his father sang.So what happens is one sees another one calling and waves, and the other one waves an answer back.I'm not going to answer back.It's a festival where writers get an opportunity to meet their audiences - but their audiences also get to answer back. Chinese translation of 'answer back' vt -
跟 ... 顶(頂)嘴 (gēn ... dǐngzuǐ)
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Related terms ofanswer back Definition to reply rudely (to) I always answered my parents back when I thought they were wrong. Synonyms be impertinent rebut be cheeky Additional synonymsDefinition to quarrel They were still arguing. I could hear them down the road. Synonyms quarrel, fight, row, clash, dispute, disagree, feud, squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, have an argument, cross swords, be at sixes and sevens, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, bandy words, altercate, fall out (informal) Definition (of a fact or statement) to suggest that (another fact or statement) is wrong We knew she was wrong, but nobody liked to contradict her.His comments contradict remarks he made earlier that day. Synonyms dispute, deny, challenge, belie, fly in the face of, make a nonsense of, gainsay (archaic, literary), be at variance with Definition to have differing opinions or argue about (something) The two men disagreed about what to do next. Synonyms differ (in opinion), argue, debate, clash, dispute, contest, fall out (informal), contend, dissent, quarrel, wrangle, bicker, take issue with, have words (informal), cross swords, be at sixes and sevens Nearby words ofanswer back - anonymous
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