Meaning of answer up | Babel Free

Definitions

To come forth with a prompt answer.

intransitive

Examples

“"Answer up, Tom," but Tom didn't answer up. So he said it again, and Tom didn't answer up again; and come to look, there warn't anything there but the mule—Tom was gone.”

“Come now, if you don't answer up at once it will be too late, "for I shall run you right to the station. What happened to the man who went overboard?"”

““Mavis?” he called out. When she didn't answer, he called again. “Mavis, goddang it, answer up.” “That you, Carl?” she called back from the dugout.”

“I overheard a voice on the fire south radio channel trying to hail us. I answer up. “This is central, go ahead unit calling.”

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