"reply" meaning in English

See reply in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈplaɪ/ Audio: en-us-reply.ogg [US] Forms: reply [singular], replies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|reply|replies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A reply is the words you use to answer someone.
    Sense id: simple-reply-en-noun-fzR1zjOY

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈplaɪ/ Audio: en-us-reply.ogg [US] Forms: reply [canonical], replies [third-person, singular], replied [past], replied [past, participle], replying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|repl|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words.
    Sense id: simple-reply-en-verb-JG1pmmd0
  2. If you reply to someone or something, you react.
    Sense id: simple-reply-en-verb-DPRo8bo-
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "reply",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replies",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replied",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replied",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replying",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "repl",
        "2": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Are you OK?\" she ask. \"Yes,\" I replied."
        },
        {
          "text": "I said hi and she did not reply."
        },
        {
          "text": "She'll reply to questions in writing."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words."
      ],
      "id": "simple-reply-en-verb-JG1pmmd0",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive & intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Cubs replied with three points of their own to win the game."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you reply to someone or something, you react."
      ],
      "id": "simple-reply-en-verb-DPRo8bo-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive & intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈplaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-reply.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "reply"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "reply",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "reply",
        "2": "replies"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Why?\" He received no reply. \"Did you hear me?\""
        },
        {
          "text": "\"Is it OK if I go?\" Without waiting for a reply, he ran back toward the dining area."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A reply is the words you use to answer someone."
      ],
      "id": "simple-reply-en-noun-fzR1zjOY",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈplaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-reply.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "reply"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "reply",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replies",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replied",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replied",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replying",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "repl",
        "2": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Intransitive verbs",
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Are you OK?\" she ask. \"Yes,\" I replied."
        },
        {
          "text": "I said hi and she did not reply."
        },
        {
          "text": "She'll reply to questions in writing."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive & intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Intransitive verbs",
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Cubs replied with three points of their own to win the game."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you reply to someone or something, you react."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive & intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈplaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-reply.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "reply"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "reply",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "replies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "reply",
        "2": "replies"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Why?\" He received no reply. \"Did you hear me?\""
        },
        {
          "text": "\"Is it OK if I go?\" Without waiting for a reply, he ran back toward the dining area."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A reply is the words you use to answer someone."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈplaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-reply.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "reply"
}

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