reply
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- noun
- /rɪˈplaɪ/
:
respuesta
- Boston air traffic control center instructs the pilots to climb to 35,000 feet, but receives no reply.
- reply to the question
- receive a reply
- in reply
And Fisker's first reply is how much will that cost?
- And Fisker's first reply is how much will that cost?
- Recall the old monks koan the correct reply to Master Baijong's question.
- So I'm looking at this e-mail and I hit reply and and I write back.
- But I bet one of these five replies is what I really need.
- Emails that need a reply today and emails that need a reply sometime this week.
- So he goes on and he says I should make some reply to these criticisms.
- I find Friday's e-mail reply function really useful.
- Now, there were some tweet replies to this Discord post by Logan Paul.
- All right, James wants to have a reply, but are you all right holding off?
- Today we turn to Kant's reply to Aristotle.
Examples
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"Because you seek to leave me." His reply took her breath with its simplicity and candor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Over the course of several days, she received a host of replies from Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Academic text (1999) -
Yes, there will be a reply.
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- And what was his reply?
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Much depends on your reply.
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That, in effect, is his reply to the libertarian.
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And Fisker's first reply is how much will that cost?
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It's just that none of us received any replies from home.
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Thank you, Matt, for that succinct reply to Chuck's doomsday question.
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Her quick reply to the question impressed everyone in the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
A spoken, written, or shown reply to a question
∞
1.0
A written or spoken answer to a question
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1.9
An action given in exchange or as a reply
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3.0
A reason or statement used to support something
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6.7
A statement that says another person's argument is wrong
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3.7
A quick witty or critical reply to a remark
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6.1
A quick clever reply to a comment that shows anger or wit
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7.7
A quick clever reply that answers and often criticizes someone
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8.3
A quick clever reply to a remark or criticism
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3.1
A clear, simple reply that is honest and easy to understand
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3.6
A fast, clever reply to a remark or insult
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7.3
A written or spoken reply that opposes another claim
A quick answer you get without delay
A formal written reply by a religious, legal, or expert authority to a question
An answer that is exactly correct for the situation
A quick, clever reply that surprises others
A quick clever reply that answers an insult or criticism
Compounds
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
reply = ply (opaque) = re + ply
Although the form looks like re- plus ply, the modern sense 'to answer' is not compositionally predictable from the current meaning of 'ply'.
Etymology
Reply The word reply comes from an old idea of saying something 'back' to someone: the re- part means 'back' and the ply part comes from a root meaning 'fold' or 'turn'. So a reply is words 'turned back' to someone, which is why it means an answer or response.