antworten
to answer; to reply
English translations
- 01
answers
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Reaktion auf eine Frage oder Aussage geben.
- English meaning
- to answer
- Synonym
- erwidern, entgegnen, reagieren
- German example
- Bitte antworte mir so schnell wie möglich.
- English example
- Please answer me as soon as possible.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich antworte du antwortest er/sie/es ich antwortet wir antworten ihr antwortet sie antworten
- Past Participle
- ich habe geantwortet du hast geantwortet er/sie/es hat geantwortet wir haben geantwortet ihr habt geantwortet sie haben geantwortet
- Past
- ich antwortete du antwortetest er/sie/es antwortete wir antworteten ihr antwortetet sie antworteten
Related words
- beantworten
To answer
- überantworten
To hand over means to give something or someone into someone else's care, responsibility, or protection.
- verantworten
To be responsible for
- geradestehen
To take responsibility
- entgegnen
to retort
- ausbaden
To pay the price
- eilfertig
Overzealous
- prompt
Prompt means immediate, without delay, or punctual.
- lösbar
Solvable
- frühestmöglich
As soon as possible
- bejahen
To affirm, to confirm
- Agnostizismus
Agnosticism
- zurückschreiben
To reply
- Multiple-Choice-Frage
Multiple-choice question
- Bot
bot
- erwidern
to reply
- reagieren
to react
- gegenbeschuldigen
To counter-accuse
- die andere Wange hinhalten
turn the other cheek
- evasiv
Evasive
- schnellstmöglich
As soon as possible
- durchstreichen
To cross out, to strike through
- Antwort
answer
- Milchstorch
Stork
- Rätsel
Puzzle
- Mehrfachauswahlfrage
Multiple-choice question
- Podiumsdiskussion
A panel discussion is a public discussion where experts on a particular topic exchange their opinions and answer questions from the audience.
- daherreden
Beat around the bush
- entgegenschlagen
To counter means to react or respond to something with force or resistance.
- anweisen
instruct
- einstehen
To stand up for, to vouch for
- zurückmelden
To get back to someone
- einsagen
To prompt someone, especially during a test, by whispering the answers.
- umgehend
Immediately means instantly, without delay.
- sibyllinisch
Sibylline
- wortkarg
Taciturn
- Gör
brat
Example sentences with “antworten”
Du solltest auf seine E-Mail antworten. (You should reply to his email.)
Frequently asked questions
Is antworten a regular verb?
Yes, it is a weak verb, but it takes the dative case (auf + Akk or dative object).