answer for (English, verb)
expansion: answer for (third-person singular simple present answers for, present participle answering for, simple past and past participle answered for)
Senses:
glosses: To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.
tags: ambitransitive
glosses: To guarantee.
tags: transitive
glosses: To vouch for (someone); to attest to the character of (someone).
tags: transitive
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for.
Forms:
form: answers for
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: answering for
tags: participle
present
form: answered for
tags: participle
past
form: answered for
tags: past