отве́тить

verb, perfective
Partner отвечать
very often used word (#172)

Translation

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1.

answer, reply, respond
answer

Also: reply, respond

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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest

Usage info

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Examples

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Он отве́тил мне с улы́бкой. He answered me with a smile.
Я мог отве́тить всем им. I could reply to all of them.
Она не отве́тила. She has not replied.
Я не могу́ отве́тить на э́тот вопро́с. I'm unable to answer that question.
Он отве́тил кратко. He answered in brief.
На вопро́с о свое́й рабо́те она отве́тила: "Моя́ рабо́та слишком сложна́, чтобы описать одним словом". Asked about her job, she said, "My job is too complicated to sum up in a word."
Я не знал, как отве́тить на его вопро́с. I didn't know how to answer his question.
Я смог отве́тить на вопро́с верно. I was able to answer the question correctly.
Ты должен отве́тить на вопро́с. You've got to answer the question.
«Я нет,» — отве́тил ми́стер Джордан. No, I don't, said Mr Jordan.

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Imperative

Singular	отве́ть
Plural	отве́тьте

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Past

male	отве́тил
female	отве́тила
neuter	отве́тило
plural	отве́тили

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Present / Future

	Present	Future
я	-	отве́чу
ты	-	отве́тишь
он/она́/оно́	-	отве́тит
мы	-	отве́тим
вы	-	отве́тите
они́	-	отве́тят

Related words

отве́т
answer, reply, response
отве́тственность
responsibility, amenability
отве́тственный
responsible, main, crucial
отве́тчик
defendant, respondent
сове́т
Soviet, council, advice, counsel, opinion

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