Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.

    (intransitive) Please reply to my letter.

    (transitive) "Sorry I'm late," replied the student.

    antworten, erwidern

    отвеча́тьotvečátʹ, отве́титьotvétitʹ

    розповіда́тиrozpovidáty, розпові́стиrozpovísty

  2. (intransitive)To act or gesture in response.

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

    отвеча́тьotvečátʹ, отве́титьotvétitʹ

  3. (intransitive)To repeat something back; to echo.

More definitions
  • react verbally

Examples

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

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на твою відповідь. — deniko

    ruС нетерпением жду вашего ответа. — marafon

  2. He replied that he did not know.

    Він відповів, що він не знає. — deniko

    ruОн ответил, что он не знает. — Wadimiy

    deEr antwortete, dass er es nicht wüsste. — MUIRIEL

  3. Did you get a reply from Tom?

    Ти отримав відповідь Тома? — deniko

    ruТы получил ответ от Тома? — sharptoothed

    deHast du eine Antwort von Tom erhalten? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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

    Том і досі не відоповів на моє повідомлення. — deniko

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

    Немає необхідності відповідати на цей лист. — deniko

    ruНет необходимости отвечать на это письмо. — Avelesy

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to give a written or spoken response:
Русский
By meaning 1
to give a written or spoken response:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to give a 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

replies, replying, replied, replied
Base formreply · to reply
3rd person singularreplies
Present participlereplying
Past simplereplied
Past participlereplied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreply
he, she, itreplies

Past simpleLesson

all personsreplied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave replied
he, she, ithas replied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill reply

Synonyms

11 synonyms

Word family

7 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