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I UK [rɪˈplaɪ] / US verb
Word forms "reply":
present tense I/you/we/they reply he/she/it replies present participle replying past tense replied past participle replied
1) [intransitive/transitive] to say, write, or do something as an answer

"I know," Corbett replied quietly.

They got up and walked out before I had a chance to reply.

reply with:

I asked him how he was, and he replied with a shrug.

reply to:

It took them a week to reply to my letter.

reply (that):

When asked where he was going, he replied that it was none of their business.

2) [intransitive] to do something as a reaction to what someone else has done

The terrorists replied promptly and savagely by bombing the city centre.


II UK [rɪˈplaɪ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "reply":
singular reply plural replies
1) something that you say or write as an answer

I called him at home, but there was no reply.

Wexford's reply was a snort of disbelief.

reply from:

We received a reply from the minister herself.

reply to:

I still haven't had a reply to my email.

in reply to something:

I am writing in reply to your letter of 7 August.

make no reply:

Sarah smiled, but made no reply.

2) something that you do as a reaction to what someone else has done

The government's reply was to pass even stricter legislation.

in reply (to something):

India scored 387 runs in reply to the West Indies' first innings score of 443.


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