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reply
What does reply mean?
reply (verb): to give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use reply in a sentence?
- He replied that he was not sure. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce reply?
/ɹɪˈplaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does reply come from?
From Middle English replyen, replien, borrowed from Old French replier (“to reply”), from the Latin replicō, replicāre (“to fold back”) (in Late or Medieval Latin "to reply, repeat").
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of reply?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “reply” mean?
to stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
Not quite: that's what represent means.
to go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching
Not quite: that's what follow means.
to give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer
Right! That's what “reply” means.
to move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface
Not quite: that's what wipe means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “reply”?
happen
Not quite: happen means something else.
answer
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report
Not quite: report means something else.
become
Not quite: become means something else.
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