answer for

hesap vermek, sorumlu tutulmak

Yaptığın yanlış bir şey için açıklama yapmak veya sorumluluk üstlenmek zorunda olmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You must explain or accept blame for something you did wrong.

• You must answer for your actions.
• The director answered for the mistakes of his staff.
• Who will answer for the damage?

Nasıl kullanılır: answer for something (The manager must answer for the missing money.); answer to someone for something (You will answer to the board for this failure.)

Eş anlamlılar: be accountable for, be responsible for

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: answer for something, answer for crimes, answer for mistakes

yerine cevap vermek, adına cevap vermek

Başka birinin yerine veya onun adına cevap vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You give a reply instead of another person or on their behalf.

• Let me answer for him.
• Her assistant answered for her during the interview.
• Can you answer for your brother, or should I ask him?

Nasıl kullanılır: answer for someone (The lawyer answered for her client.)

Eş anlamlılar: reply for, speak for

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: answer for someone, answer for a client

kefil olmak

Birinin dürüst veya güvenilir olduğunu söyleyip ona güvenmenin sorumluluğunu üstlenmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You say that someone is honest or reliable and accept responsibility for trusting them.

• I can answer for her honesty.
• He answered for his friend when others doubted her.
• Can you answer for the character of this applicant?

Nasıl kullanılır: answer for someone/something (I can answer for his honesty.)

Eş anlamlılar: vouch for

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: answer for someone, answer for her honesty

kefil olmak, garanti etmek

Bir ödemenin veya görevin yerine getirileceğine söz verip getirilmezse sorumluluğu üstlenmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You promise that a payment or duty will be fulfilled, taking responsibility if it is not.

• I will answer for the debt.
• His uncle answered for the loan if he failed to pay.
• Will anyone answer for payment if the company closes?

Nasıl kullanılır: answer for something (Her father agreed to answer for the debt.)

Eş anlamlılar: guarantee

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: answer for debts, answer for payment, answer for something