replyverb [ I ]
uk/rɪˈplaɪ/us/rɪˈplaɪ/B1 to answer:
[ + speech ] "Where are you going?" I asked. "Home," he replied.
[ + that ] I replied that it was twelve o'clock.
I try to reply to letters the day I receive them.
to react to an action by someone else:
She replied to the threats by going to the police.
France took an early lead before Spain replied with three goals in 14 minutes.
More examples
- Since they refuse to reply, I think we've won the argument by default.
- He was angry but managed, with great self-restraint, to reply calmly.
- Do you think it's significant that he hasn't replied to my letter yet?
- Six people have confirmed that they will be attending and ten haven't replied yet.
- The bank was expeditious in replying to my letter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- answer back
- back
- counter
- counterattack
- counterblast
- defensive
- field
- fifth
- get
- get back to sb
- give
- I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment) idiom
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- respond
- respondent
- thank you
- unanswered
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Reacting and responding
replynoun [ C or U ]
uk/rɪˈplaɪ/us/rɪˈplaɪ/B1 an answer:
I asked why, but he made/gave no reply.
There were very few replies to our advertisement.
In reply to their questions, she just shrugged.
More examples
- I was a little disconcerted by his reply.
- His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.
- His reply dashed our hopes.
- I'm afraid the reply was definitely in the negative.
- He was shocked at the sheer venom of her reply.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Answering & responding
- acknowledgment
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- answer back
- back
- counter
- counterattack
- counterblast
- defensive
- field
- fifth
- get
- get back to sb
- give
- I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment) idiom
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- respond
- respondent
- thank you
- unanswered
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