answer (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A reply1. responsum2. responsĭo (less frequent)II. A legal replyIII. A solution (of a problem) • answer (subs.): I. A reply: 1. responsum: a.s to demands, postulatis responsa, Caes.: to give an a. to any one, alicui r. reddere, Cic.: the a. of the senate, r. senatus, Liv.: to receive an a., r. ferre, Cic.: to beg for an a., r. petere, Hor. 2. responsĭo (less frequent): an interpretation not deserving of an a., interpretatio indigna responsione, Cic.: an a. to one's own arguments, sibi ipsi r., Cic. Phr.: they say that you give no a., te nihil respondere dicunt, Cic.: let him take care what a. he gives about them, videat quid de illis respondeat, Cic.: to give an a. on a point of law, de jure respondere, Cic.: if I were to decline to give an a. to the senator when he asks a question, I should seem proud, interroganti senatori si reticeam, superbus videar, Liv. II. A legal reply: dēfensĭo: an a. to a charge, crimini d., Cic.: the whole of what you have said admits of a short a., ad istam omnem orationem brevis est defensio, Cic.: the a. of Cicero, d. Ciceronis, Suet..: Plin. III. A solution (of a problem): q. v.