Collocation
find an answer
Definition
to discover a solution or explanation to a question or problem
'find an answer' is a common English collocation. to discover a solution or explanation to a question or problem
find + an answer (to + something)
“We need to find an answer to this problem before tomorrow.”
Examples
- Can you _____ an answer to this question?
- I finally _____ an answer after checking three different sources.
- We need to _____ an answer before the deadline.
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- She couldn’t _____ an answer, so she asked her teacher for help.
- The team _____ an answer by running more tests.
- If we don’t _____ an answer soon, the customer will cancel the order.
- Scientists are trying to _____ an answer to why the species is disappearing.
- After hours of discussion, they still hadn’t _____ an answer everyone agreed on.
- With enough data, we should be able to _____ an answer that explains the pattern.