Hyphenation of answering
How to hyphenate answering
Because it is a word with a single syllable, answering is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 9
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 9
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of answering
answering is defined as:
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo make a reply or response to.
Example: He answered the question.
- verbTo speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
Example: to answer a charge or accusation
- verbTo respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
Example: Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.
- verbTo suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
Example: It answers the need.
- verbTo be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
Synonyms: "answer for"
Example: He has a lot to answer for.
- verbTo file a document in response to a complaint.
- verbTo correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
- verbTo be opposite, or to act in opposition.
- verbTo be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
- verbTo respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
- verbTo be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
Example: He answered my claim upon him.
- verbTo render account to or for.
- verbTo atone for; to be punished for.
- verbTo be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe act of giving an answer.
Words nearby answering
- answer-back
- answerability
- answerable
- answerableness
- answerably
- answered
- answerer
- answerers
- (answering)
- answeringly
- answerless
- answerlessly
- answers
- ant
- ant-
- ant-eater
- ant's
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.