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1. (v.i.) reply
to give an answer in words or writing; respond:
to reply to a question.
2. reply
to respond by some action:
to reply to the enemy's fire.
3. reply
to echo or resound.
4. (v.t.) reply
to return as an answer:
He replied that no one would go.
5. (n.) reply
a response in words or writing.
6. reply
a response in the form of some action.
Etymology: (1960–65; rep (urchase ) + -o)
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| Definition of 'reply' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) answer, reply, response
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
"I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
2. (verb) reply, response
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
"he growled his reply"
3. (verb) answer, reply, respond
react verbally
"She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
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1. (verb) reply
to answer by saying or writing sth
They didn't reply to our invitation.; "Do you want to come?" "Yes," she replied.
2. (noun) reply
a written or spoken answer
Send your reply to the address below.; "No way!" was her immediate reply.
3. reply
in reply to
as an answer to
I received an email in reply to mine.
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| Definition of 'reply' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) reply
to make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer
2. (verb) reply
to answer a defendant's plea
3. (verb) reply
figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery
4. (verb) reply
to return for an answer
5. (verb) reply
that which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. reply
See followup.
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Sense: to answer
`I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.
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 Afrikaans: antwoord |
 Arabic: يُجيب على أو عَن |
 Bulgarian: отговарям |
 Brazilian: responder |
 Czech: odpovědět |
 German: erwiedern |
 Danish: svare |
 Greek: απαντώ |
 Spanish: responder |
 Estonian: vastama |
 Farsi: پاسخ دادن؛ واکنش نشان داد |
 Finnish: vastata |
 French: répondre |
 Hebrew: לַעֲנוֹת |
 Hindi: जवाब देना, बदले में कुछ क |
 Croatian: odgovoriti, uzvratiti |
 Hungarian: válaszol |
 Indonesian: menjawab |
 Icelandic: svara |
 Italian: rispondere |
 Japanese: 答える |
 Korean: 대답하다 |
 Lithuanian: atsakyti |
 Latvian: atbildēt |
 Malay: menjawab |
 Dutch: antwoorden |
 Norwegian: svare (på), besvare |
 Polish: odpowiedzieć |
 Persian: پاسخ دادن؛ واکنش نشان داد |
 Pashto: ځواب وركول، ځواب ويل |
 Portuguese: responder |
 Romanian: a răspunde, a replica |
 Russian: отвечать |
 Slovak: odpovedať |
 Slovenian: odgovoriti |
 Serbian: odgovoriti |
 Swedish: svara, genmäla |
 Thai: ตอบ |
 Turkish: cevap vermek |
 Taiwanese: 回答 |
 Ukrainian: відповідати |
 Urdu: جواب دینا |
 Vietnamese: đáp lại |
 Chinese: 回答 |
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