reply

About 22.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.

   Please reply to my letter.

2. verb To act or gesture in response.

   Joanne replied to Pete's insult with a slap to his face.

3. verb To repeat something back; to echo.
4. noun A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
5. noun Something given in reply.
6. noun A counterattack.
7. noun The answer of a figure.
8. noun A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer.

Similar words

response respond answer answering responding responder respondent responsive reaction question

Often followed by

to was that of is from in obj by

Word family

replied replier repliers replies replying