answer a question

This page is about the collocation answer a question

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to reply with information or an opinion after being asked a question

For example

  • Would you mind answering a few questions?

  • If the judge asks you a question, you have to answer it.

Note:
A related collocation with the opposite meaning is "ask a question"

Quick Quiz

In exams, the people who answer the questions are those who

a. correct the answers

b. set the questions

c. sit the exam
a) correct the answers b) set the questions c) sit the exam

Contributor: Matt Errey