a verbal or written answer:I received a reply from the managing director‘No,’ was the curt reply
[mass noun] the action of answering someone or something:I am writing in reply to your letter
a response in the form of a gesture, action, or expression:Clough scored the first goal and Speed hit a late reply
Law a plaintiff’s response to the defendant’s plea.
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say something in response to something someone has said: [no object]:he was gone before we could reply to his last remark [with clause]:she replied that she had been sound asleep [with direct speech]:‘I’m OK—just leave me alone,’ he replied
[no object] write back in answer to someone:she replied with a long letter the next day
[no object] respond by a similar action or gesture:they replied to the shelling with a heavy mortar attack
