answer to

About 25.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb 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.

2. verb To justify oneself to (someone). (usually with have to)

   You're going to have to answer to all of these charges to my satisfaction.

3. verb To respond to (a name); to treat as one's own name.

   She's answered to Katie her entire life.

Similar words

account to account for answer answer for report account call to account report back hold to account reckon for