'answer for' definitions:
Definition of 'answer for'
From: WordNet
verb
Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" [syn: account, answer for]
Synonyms of 'answer for'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accept obligation,
- accept the responsibility,
- act for,
- agree to,
- appear for,
- back up,
- be accepted for,
- be answerable for,
- be regarded as,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- be sponsor for,
- be taken as,
- bind,
- commission,
- commit,
- contract,
- count for,
- deputize,
- engage,
- front for,
- go as,
- go bail for,
- go for,
- have an understanding,
- obligate,
- pass as,
- pass for,
- pinch-hit for,
- represent,
- serve as,
- shake hands on,
- speak for,
- sponsor,
- stand in for,
- stand sponsor for,
- substitute for,
- take the blame,
- take the vows,
- understudy,
- undertake