Answer
Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Usage example: didn't answer right away when the detective asked him where he'd been for the last three hours
Come back is a synonym for answer in retort topic. In some cases you can use "Come back" instead a verb "Answer", when it comes to topics like come again.
Come back
Come back verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Usage example: he came back with another one of his smart remarks
Answer is a synonym for come back in come again topic. You can use "Answer" instead the word "Come back" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- You can answer "Yes" and get some information, then come back and answer "No" to get different information that might also be important.
Source: NPC Amnesia - Such as if a bullet can be fired, ricocheted off a few walls, and come back at the shooter with lethal force (answer: no).
- Obviously the answer is to only come back much, much later, when you have a spell that can make ropes levitate.
Source: Nintendo Hard / Adventure Games
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