svara
Icelandic
/svaːra/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (intransitive) to answer, to respond, to reply
- (transitive) to answer somebody, to respond to somebody
- (transitive) to answer with something, to respond with something
- (ditransitive) to answer somebody with something, to give somebody some response, to answer somebody's question, to respond to somebody's comment
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse svara (answer, sound).
Origin
Old Norse
svara
Gloss
answer, sound
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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