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reply

/ reply /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
"he growled his reply"
Type of:
speech act
Kinds of:
counterblast non sequitur rejoinder retort return
Derived:
answer respond
noun Sense 2
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
"I waited several days for his answer"
"he wrote replies to several of his critics"
Type of:
statement
Kinds of:
rescript feedback
Derived:
answer respond
verb Sense 3
reply or respond to
"She didn''t want to answer"
"answer the question"
"We answered that we would accept the invitation"
Type of:
state say tell
Kinds of:
call back counter field sass retort
Derived:
respondent responder answerer response answer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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speech act counterblast non sequitur rejoinder retort return statement rescript feedback state say tell