self-answered
|self-an-swered|
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/ˌsɛlfˈænsərd/
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/ˌsɛlfˈɑːnsəd/
(self-answer)
answered by oneself
Etymology
'self-answered' is a modern English compound formed from 'self' and 'answer(ed)'. 'self' comes from Old English 'self' meaning 'oneself', and 'answer' originates from Old English 'andswaru' meaning 'reply'.
The element 'answer' progressed from Old English 'andswaru' to Middle English 'answere' and then to modern English 'answer'. The compound 'self-answered' is created by prefixing the reflexive element 'self-' to the past participle 'answered' in contemporary English.
Initially the parts separately meant 'oneself' and 'a reply'; combined as 'self-answered' the phrase came to mean 'replied to by the asker' or 'answered by oneself', a pragmatic usage that developed with forums, FAQs, and self-posting practices.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a question that has been answered by the person who asked it (a self-answer).
That blog entry is essentially a self-answer to a common problem.
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Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'self-answer' (to answer one's own question).
After some testing, she self-answered the bug report with detailed steps to reproduce.
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Last updated: 2026/01/12 22:36