answer the door

To open a door after someone has knocked on it or pressed a doorbell. Can you answer the door? I'm a little busy right now. I did knock, but no one answered the door.

answer the door

Fig. [after hearing the doorbell or a knock] to go to the door to see who is there. Would you please answer the door. I am busy. I wish someone would answer the door. I can't stand to hear the knocking.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Methoataske	-	Native American, Shawnee
Jaclyn	JAK-lin	English
Babur	-	Urdu
Philemon	fi-LEE-mən (English), fie-LEE-mən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Chuldah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Wilky	-	Medieval English