Reply meaning in English
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Definition
a reply: a response, an answer, a reaction
I sent him an email, but I have not received a reply yet.
to reply: to respond, to answer
He hasn't replied to my letter yet, even though I wrote to him almost two months ago.
Examples
- "The man replies, "We needed the eggs."
- "In closing, we would be pleased if you would give us your reply as soon as possible."
- "I would have replied earlier, however my accounting obligations prevented me from checking my email until the early afternoon, and then an unfortunate incident occurred during my bathroom break, when my necktie got caught in the zipper of my pants."
- "And that's not including all the replies on the blog."
- "Susie : So, Gymglish, how am I supposed to reply to this question?"
- "Polly's reply"
- "Send a reply, would you Brian?"
- "Brian's reply:"
- "Steve : Don't reply to that email!"
- "Now I can reply to that email from your security department."
- "Philip's reply"
- "Looking forward to your reply."
- "I very much look forward to receiving your reply."
- "As many of you know, I don't reply to emails criticising the food available in the canteen."
- "When asked for the reason behind Zirconda's desire to join the EU, the Zircondan Minister of Foreign Affairs replied, "We've really always liked Europe."
- "I wouldn't get time to cook if I replied to all of those."
- "Anyway, try to send me a quick reply when you have the chance, so that I can make sure everything is okay on the technical side."
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