Post and deliveries · Home and routines
answer the door
open for a visitor
To open the door when someone knocks or rings the bell.
This vs that
I'll answer the door.
I'll let him in.
Hear it in real life
Someone's ringing the bell.
I'll answer the door.
Could you answer the door? I'm in the shower.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally use this fixed phrase in everyday conversation.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I answered to the door when someone rang.
Say: I answered the door when someone rang.
Do not use 'to' after 'answer the door'.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
answer the door; answer it
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'll answer the door.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
answer the door
open for a visitor
“Could you answer the door? I'm in the shower.”
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