answered

Answered is the past tense and past participle of the verb answer. It indicates that a response has been given to a question, request, or inquiry, or that a communication has been replied to. Examples include “She answered the question” and “The email was answered promptly.”

Etymology and sense: The word comes from Old English andswarian, meaning to speak in reply; it is related to the modern noun and verb answer. Over time, its use broadened from simply speaking in reply to describing the completion of that reply and its result.

Usage notes: As a participial adjective, “answered” describes something that has received a response, though it is more common to rephrase as “a question that has been answered.” The opposite form is “unanswered.” In many contexts, “answered” also appears in technical or service-language to mark a ticket, message, or call that has been responded to.

In technology and service contexts, “answered” is used to indicate that a question or ticket has received a response. In Q&A platforms, it describes that a user has provided an answer, and some systems distinguish “answered” from “accepted” or “confirmed.”

Pronunciation and related forms: In American English, it is pronounced with a final d sound: /ˈænsərd/. Related terms include answer (the noun or base verb), answering (present participle), and unanswerable forms.