answer to

English

Verb

answer to (third-person singular simple present answers to, present participle answering to, simple past and past participle answered to)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see answer,‎ to.
You've been asking me questions all day, and I answered to help with the investigation, but I'm done now.
To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to.
I'm above you in the hierarchy, Jim, so you should be answering to me.
To justify oneself to (someone). (usually with have to)
You're going to have to answer to all of these charges to my satisfaction.
To respond to (a name); to treat as one's own name.
She's answered to Katie her entire life.

Translations

to be responsible to

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 對……負責任 (zh), 对……负责任 (zh) (duì...fùzérèn)
Finnish: vastata (fi)
French: répondre à; être responsable devant qn.
German: passen zu
Icelandic: ábyrgur (is) m, ábyrgur fyrir m, (when negated) óábyrgur m

Italian: rispondere (it)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can:
Polish: odpowiadać przed (pl) + instrumental
Portuguese: responsabilizar-se por
Russian: отвеча́ть (ru) impf (otvečátʹ), отве́тить (ru) pf (otvétitʹ)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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