What does "answer to" mean?

To be accountable to someone To be responsible to a superior.

How do you use "answer to" in a sentence?

He answers to no one. I answer to the board. She only answers to the director.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To be accountable to someone

对...负责

Responder ante, rendir cuentas a

責任を負う、説明義務がある

~에 대해 책임을 지다

To be responsible to a superior.

对上级负有责任。

Ser responsable ante un superior.

上司に対して責任を持つこと。

상급자에게 책임을 지는 입장이다.

Base verb: answer

Particle: to

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

He answers to no one.
他不需要向任何人负责
No responde ante nadie
彼は誰にも説明する必要がない
그는 누구에게도 책임질 필요가 없다.
I answer to the board.
我向董事会负责
Respondo ante la junta directiva
私は取締役会に対して責任を負っています
저는 이사회에 대해 책임을 지고 있습니다.
She only answers to the director.
她只对主管负责
Ella solo responde ante el director
彼女は部長にのみ責任を負っている
그녀는 부장에게만 책임을 진다.

Context: accountability, hierarchy, authority

Tone: authoritative

From being required to give answers.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal