1. (a.) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

2. (a.) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

3. (a.) Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.

4. (a.) Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

5. (a.) Equal; equivalent; adequate.