to reply
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- verb
- /rɪˈplaɪ/
- Humanistic scholars and critics might reply to such polemics in a number of ways.
- reply to the item
- "Yes," replied
- "No," replied
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Watch on YouTubeAnd George Norcross replies simply with one word.
- And George Norcross replies simply with one word.
- Then when I stopped replying, the frog memes started.
- And she very disgustedly replied, I'm talking to you.
- So it means that my emails get replied to quite poorly.
- Uh, and to that I, I must reply, please look at the myths.
- And the old man looked at it and replied, I don't know.
- And then the horse replies, we'll then just take that.
- Let me see if Becky's replied with any designs.
Examples
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"And what does that mean?" Andrew replied, feeling somewhat irritated by the doctor's tone.
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The other candidate will then have one minute to reply.
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To which I reply, yes, I am.
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Did he reply to you?
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OK, next video is how to reply to a cancel date text.
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Did I have to reply?
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Caesar turned to the crowd and replied not king, but Caesar.
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To which Keith replied, have you tried the fish sandwich?
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So I've just been replying to people on Instagram.
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She quickly replied to his email with all the requested information.
Synonyms
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To reply to a question or request
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To say or do something as an answer to what someone says
Compounds
- Offensive
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A person who often comments on others' social media posts to get attention
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reply To reply originally meant to 'say back' to someone: the re- part means 'back' and the ply part comes from a root meaning 'fold' or 'turn'. So to reply is to send your words 'back' to another person, in other words to answer them.