answer for (someone)

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: to say what someone else thinks : to give the opinion of (someone else)

I like the proposal myself, but I can't answer for my boss.

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The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google. —

Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024 The Chargers had no answer for receiver Mike Evans, who caught nine of his 11 targets for 159 yards and two touchdowns. —

Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024 No one knew the answer for any dimension higher than three until 2016, when the Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska proved that particular lattices are optimal for packing spheres in eight- and 24-dimensional space. —

Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024 At just 27 years old, Tucker could be a long-term answer for the Phillies outfield, which has seen a rotating cast in center and left fields. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for answer for (someone)

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