answer for

VERB

be accountable for

Synonyms

WEAK

accept the responsibility for account for atone for be responsible for explain justify pay for take the blame for

Example Sentences

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He also believed they had tried to coerce him, and decided they should have to answer for it publicly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kelly: I was trying to second guess your answer for this, but I think it's impossible.

From BBC

There are no easy or immediate answers for those problems.

From Barron's

Etiquette expert Nick Leighton says it’s a hard question to answer for a number of reasons.

From MarketWatch