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Wondering how to use Answering in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as respondent or responsive.

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Answering | Answer | Answers | Answered

Answering meaning

present participle and gerund of answer

Synonyms of Answering

respondent responsive

Related words

Other words often associated with Answering or its synonyms:

unresponsive tractable sensitive responder amenable communicator phrase antiphonal susceptible

Using Answering

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of answer
  • Useful related words include: respondent, responsive.
  • In the example corpus, answering often appears in combinations such as: answering the, answering questions, answering question.

Context around Answering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

difficult 1× man 1× correctly 1× angle 1× pilgrims 1× professional 1×

Often after:

comfortable 1× calls 1× everything 1× service 1×

Sentence patterns with Answering

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a man answering the phone 1× a professional answering service businesses 1× after answering the user 1× answering a question 1× answering calls without 1× answering the door 1× answering the question 1× answering these basic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a clearly annoyed 1× a man answering 1× after answering the 1× and the idea 1× answering a question 1× answering calls without 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 2 twice 1× a good tenant 1× about his life 1× accounted for 31 1× ai supply chain 1× at all times 1×

Words around Answering

Just before it in the word index:

answered 1.660 answere 2 answerable 65 answerability 2 answer 7.212 ansumana 3

Just after it in the word index:

answers 2.837 ansys 36 ant 604 anta 10 antacid 7 antacids 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

nazis 836 prediction 836 underwater 836 aided 835 attractions 835 mandated 835

Corpus analysis for Answering

  • In this selection, "answering" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, difficult, man, correctly, comfortable, calls and everything stand out and add context to how "answering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a man answering the phone and a professional answering service businesses. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "answering" sits close to words such as nazis, prediction and underwater, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with answering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Answering this question isn’t straightforward. (6 words)

Asad’s long since given up on answering it. (9 words)

Answering these basic questions will help you get a bug free system. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

And the idea of that was to, among other things, make the public aware that the FBI had commented on the story in a way that was intended to intimidate a little bit, in addition to not answering the questions that we sent. (43 words)

Bridget Morrissey’s latest leans completely into the sleepaway camp angle, answering a question I bet a number of us have wondered:If I returned to this adolescent time of possibility as an adult, could it show me a new path in life? (43 words)

But in the video above from T, Michelle Obama has a good go at it, answering everything from questions about her favourite smell ("My husband!") to the five words that best summarise the rest of her life ("Family, friends, in the sun"). (42 words)

Question examples

At last, a scientific way of answering the eternal question: Are uptempos or ballads the most summer friendly? (18 words)

Bridget Morrissey’s latest leans completely into the sleepaway camp angle, answering a question I bet a number of us have wondered:If I returned to this adolescent time of possibility as an adult, could it show me a new path in life? (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

Those answering "comfortable" accounted for 39%, while those answering "very comfortable" accounted for 31%.

After answering, the user manually reveals the answer and then tells the program (subjectively) how difficult answering was.

A clearly-annoyed Cleverly replied: “I was literally in the middle of answering when you cut me off.

A man answering the phone of one of the building's owners said Foxy had been a good tenant.

And the idea of that was to, among other things, make the public aware that the FBI had commented on the story in a way that was intended to intimidate a little bit, in addition to not answering the questions that we sent.

Answering a question from Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, counsel to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kutigi, however, admitted that he did not put the actual figure at the polling units into his witness statement on oath because of lack of space.

Answering calls without swiping on an Android phone is a great feature that can save you time and effort.

Answering the door while holding hands with a man and a hammer in his underwear.

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Answering the question of who should own the outputs requires looking into the contributions of all those involved in the generative AI supply chain.

Answering these basic questions will help you get a bug free system.

Answering this question isn’t straightforward.

Asad’s long since given up on answering it.

At last, a scientific way of answering the eternal question: Are uptempos or ballads the most summer friendly?

Ava won a £50 Amazon voucher for correctly answering all Loreburn’s quiz questions, with Lottie receiving an Amazon Kindle for building the most stable and creative structure within the time limit.

Before answering any questions, he conducted a microphone check, saying, “Mic check 1, 2” twice.

Bridget Morrissey’s latest leans completely into the sleepaway camp angle, answering a question I bet a number of us have wondered:If I returned to this adolescent time of possibility as an adult, could it show me a new path in life?

But in the video above from T, Michelle Obama has a good go at it, answering everything from questions about her favourite smell ("My husband!") to the five words that best summarise the rest of her life ("Family, friends, in the sun").

But Orry seems to be prepared for answering these questions and a recent promo of the same interview has Orry making some juicy revelations about his life.

By May 21, the inaugural flight of Hajj 2023 from Nigeria will commence with the first batch of intending pilgrims answering the call of God to perform the fifth and last religious rituals of Islam.

By outsourcing phone calls to a professional answering service, businesses can save time and money while still ensuring that their customers receive top-notch service at all times.

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Common combinations with answering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "answering" in a sentence?
An example: "Those answering "comfortable" accounted for 39%, while those answering "very comfortable" accounted for 31%." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "answering" from authentic English texts.
What does "answering" mean?
Answering means: present participle and gerund of answer
What are synonyms of "answering"?
Common synonyms of "answering" include: respondent, responsive.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "answering", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.