# answer

URL: /business/verbs/answer · Id: `page:business/verbs/answer`

> Every answer Verb, one per Noun: Action, Conversation, Dispute.

`answer` acts on 3 [Nouns](/business/nouns/noun). Each is its own [Verb](/business/nouns/verb), named for its Noun.

| Verb | Noun | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Action.answer](/business/nouns/action/answer) | [Action](/business/nouns/action) | Answer gives the reply to an Action’s open Question, through any Interface, and the Action resumes. |
| [Conversation.answer](/business/nouns/conversation/answer) | [Conversation](/business/nouns/conversation) | Answer replies in a Conversation through the Channel it arrived on and closes the reply Task it opened. |
| [Dispute.answer](/business/nouns/dispute/answer) | [Dispute](/business/nouns/dispute) | Answer submits the seller’s Evidence on an open Dispute before its deadline: the contract, the delivered work, and its verdicts. |