answer back — index contradict, countercharge, retaliate, retort, return (respond) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
answer back — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms answer back : present tense I/you/we/they answer back he/she/it answers back present participle answering back past tense answered back past participle answered back answer someone back to reply… … English dictionary
answer back — v. (D; intr.) to answer back to (children should not answer back to their parents) * * * [ ɑːnsə bæk] (D; intr.) to answer back to (children should not answer back to their parents) … Combinatory dictionary
answer back — verb a) To reply impertinently; to talk back. Ill thank you not to answer back like that! Where are your manners? b) To reply to a question at a later time. Please answer me back before the end of the week … Wiktionary
answer back code — noun An individual set of characters by which each telex machine can identify itself and be identified • • • Main Entry: ↑answer … Useful english dictionary
answer back — answer with a sassy tone, reply sarcastically … English contemporary dictionary
answer-back unit of telegraph apparatus — telegrafo atsakiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. answer back unit of telegraph apparatus; telegraph answering machine vok. Telegrafenkennungsgeber, m rus. автоответчик телеграфного аппарата, m; телеграфный автоответчик, m… … Automatikos terminų žodynas
answer back — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, answer, come back, come back at, echo, flash back, give acknowledgment, give answer, lip, provoke, react, reecho, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, return answer, return for answer, reverberate,… … Moby Thesaurus
answer back — PHRASAL VERB If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them. [V P] She was beaten by teachers for answering back... [V n P] I always answered him back when I thought he was wrong … English dictionary
answer back — respond impudently. → answer … English new terms dictionary
