Meaning

5 senses
  1. A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.

    Antwort, Entgegnung

    отве́тotvét

    ві́дповідьvídpovidʹ

    a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

  2. Something given in reply.

    Antwort

    отве́тotvét

  3. A counterattack.

  4. The answer of a figure.

  5. (US)A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer.

Examples

788 sentences
  1. I'm looking forward to receiving your reply.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на твою відповідь.

    ruС нетерпением жду вашего ответа.

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  2. He replied that he did not know.

    Він відповів, що він не знає.

    ruОн ответил, что он не знает.

    deEr antwortete, dass er es nicht wüsste.

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  3. Did you get a reply from Tom?

    Ти отримав відповідь Тома?

    ruТы получил ответ от Тома?

    deHast du eine Antwort von Tom erhalten?

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  4. Tom still hasn't replied to my message.

    Том і досі не відоповів на моє повідомлення.

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  5. There's no need to reply to that letter.

    Немає необхідності відповідати на цей лист.

    ruНет необходимости отвечать на это письмо.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
written or spoken response:
Русский
By meaning 1
written or spoken response:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
written or spoken response:

Origin

From Middle English replyen, replien, borrowed from Old French replier (“to reply”), 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"), from re + plicō (“to fold”); the noun derives from the verb by nominalisation. Doublet of replicate and replica.

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Forms

plural: replies
Singularreply
Pluralreplies

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange:response
  • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation:answerresponse

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • received a reply
  • replied to my
  • get a reply
  • reply as soon
  • prompt reply
  • for a reply
  • a reply from
  • for your reply
  • how to reply
  • no reply
  • to reply to
  • hasn't replied to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reply — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto