Also means
to reply
Usage Note
Contestar means to answer or reply and takes a direct object: contestar el teléfono (to answer the phone), contestar una pregunta (to answer a question). In Spain it can also mean to talk back or argue disrespectfully (no me contestes así = don't answer back like that), a sense less common in Latin America. The more neutral synonym responder is preferred in formal writing.
Examples
"Nadie contestó cuando llamé a la puerta."
Natural Translation
Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.
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