Answer and Keep

Answer

Answer verb - To do what is required by the terms of.

Usage example: I don't have a box cutter as such, but will this knife answer the purpose?

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Keep and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Answer".

Keep verb - To do what is required by the terms of.

Usage example: make sure you keep your promise to help out at the homeless shelter

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Answer and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

clear	clear answer	clear keep
best	best answer	best keep
better	better answer	better keep
typical	typical answer	typical keep
Other adjectives: usual, short, perfect, original, proper, straight, single, powerful, actual, big.

Picking the right answer means they get to keep their winnings, while picking the wrong one wipes out their winnings at the last second.

Source: Unexpectedly Obscure Answer
In the Seeker Bears manga called Toklo's story, when the Big Bear roars at Oka to keep her cubs away from him or else, Oka retorts that threats is his answer to everything.

Source: Your Answer to Everything
You can keep hitting "No" until the cows come home, but she just won't take it for an answer.

Source: But Thou Must!

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