reply
[rɪˈplaɪ]
Definition:
1. To say or write something as an answer to someone.
2. Respond to.
3. The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange.
'reply' example sentence:
- He started at once to compose a reply to Anna.
- The reply was an unequivocal 'no'.
- The terrorists replied to the government's statement with more violence.
- Richard couldn't rouse himself to say anything in reply.
- Did you fax him a reply?
- She only replied with a smile.
- 'Certainly not,' he replied emphatically.
- Hardly anyone has bothered to reply.
- I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply.
- Before she could reply Peter jumped in with an objection.
- Reply by no later than 21 July.
- His reply dumbfounded me.
- I wrote to them last month and I'm still waiting for a reply.
- ‘ I don't know, ’ Anna replied, shrugging her shoulders.
- 'I won't let you down,' he replied.
- Nothing would he reply.
- I'm writing to reply to your questions.
- The author whom you criticized in your review has written a reply.
- He phoned home, but there was no reply.
- Please reply by return.
- Please reply as soon as is practicably possible.
- I was unsure how to reply to this question.
- The question caught her completely off-guard and she did not know how to reply.
- He thought for a moment before replying.
- He did reply, though not immediately.
- I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March.
- She was so flustered that she forgot her reply.
- She growled a sarcastic reply.
- Please reply by return of post.
- For several seconds he did not reply.
- She replied in a measured tone to his threat.
- His reply was not repeatable.
- To date, we have received over 200 replies.
- My job was to chase up late replies.
- They've got a liberty, not even sending me a reply.
- Her reply was unprintable.
- I asked her what her name was but she made no reply.
- "How can that be?" asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply.
- 'I won't let you down,' he replied confidently.
- He choked out a reply.
- They received a negative reply.
- "Yes," he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply.
- The Canadian delegate offered no reply.
- He said in reply that the question was unfair.
- 'That's fine,' he replied amiably.
- We can't promise to publish a reply as space is limited.
- Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game.
- You should receive a reply within seven days.
- We had over 100 replies to our advertisement.
- We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement.
- He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room.