answer for

About 2.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.

   The mayor will be answering for his crimes for many years.

2. verb To guarantee.

   I will answer for his debt, if he can't pay on the day.

3. verb To vouch for (someone); to attest to the character of (someone).

   She's known me for years, and she's always answered for me!

4. verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer,‎ for.

   I don't know the answer to that, so I'm going to let my lawyer answer for me.

Similar words

account for account to hold to account answer take responsibility answer to blame thank shoulder responsibilize