reply
[ ri-plahy ]
/ rɪˈplaɪ /
verb (used without object), re·plied, re·ply·ing.
verb (used with object), re·plied, re·ply·ing.
to return as an answer (usually used in a negative combination or followed by a clause with that): Not a syllable did he reply. He replied that no one would go.
noun, plural re·plies.
an answer or response in words or writing.
a response made by some action, performance, etc.
Origin of reply
1350–1400; Middle English
replien (v.) < Middle French
replier to fold back, reply < Latin
replicāre to unroll, fold back; see
replicate
synonym study for reply
6. See
answer.
OTHER WORDS FROM reply
re·pli·er, noun un·re·plied, adjective un·re·ply·ing, adjectiveWords nearby reply
replication,
replicative,
replicator,
replicon,
replisome,
reply,
reply card,
repo,
repoint,
repolarization,
repone
Example sentences from the Web for reply
British Dictionary definitions for reply
reply
/ (rɪˈplaɪ) /
verb -plies, -plying or -plied (mainly intr)
to make answer (to) in words or writing or by an action; respond
he replied with an unexpected move
(tr; takes a clause as object)
to say (something) in answer
he replied that he didn't want to come
law
to answer a defendant's plea
to return (a sound); echo
noun plural -plies
an answer made in words or writing or through an action; response
the answer made by a plaintiff or petitioner to a defendant's case
Derived forms of reply
replier, nounWord Origin for reply
C14: from Old French
replier to fold again, reply, from Latin
replicāre to fold back, from
re- +
plicāre to fold