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re⋅ply
[ri-plahy]
verb, -plied, -ply⋅ing, noun, plural -plies.–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question. |
| 2. | to respond by some action, performance, etc.: to reply to the enemy's fire. |
| 3. | to return a sound; echo; resound. |
| 4. | Law. to answer a defendant's plea. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to return as an answer (usually used in a negative combination or fol. by a clause with that): Not a syllable did he reply. He replied that no one would go. |
–noun
| 6. | an answer or response in words or writing. |
| 7. | a response made by some action, performance, etc. |
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re·ply (rĭ-plī') v. re·plied, re·ply·ing, re·plies v. intr.
To say or give as an answer: I replied that I was unable to help them. See Synonyms at answer. n. pl. re·plies
[Middle English replien, from Old French replier, from Latin replicāre, to fold back; see replicate.] re·pli'er n. |
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Re*ply"\ (r?-pl?"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Replied (-pl?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Replying.] [OE. replien, OF. replier, F. r['e]pliquer, fr. L. replicare to fold back, make a reply; pref. re- re- + plicare to fold. See Ply, and cf. Replica.]1. To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer. O man, who art thou that repliest against God? --Rom. ix. 20. 2. (Law) To answer a defendant's plea. 3. Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery. Syn: To answer; respond; rejoin.Reply
Re*ply"\, v. t. To return for an answer. --Milton. Lords, vouchsafe To give me hearing what I shall reply. --Shak.Reply
Re*ply"\, n.; pl. Replies (-pl?z"). [See Reply, v. i., and cf. Replica.] That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response. Syn: Answer; rejoinder; response. Usage: Reply, Rejoinder, Answer. A reply is a distinct response to a formal question or attack in speech or writing. A rejoinder is a second reply (a reply to a reply) in a protracted discussion or controversy. The word answer is used in two senses, namely (1), in the most general sense of a mere response; as, the answer to a question; or (2), in the sense of a decisive and satisfactory confutation of an adversary's argument, as when we speak of a triumphant answer to the speech or accusations of an opponent. Here the noun corresponds to a frequent use of the verb, as when we say. "This will answer (i.e., fully meet) the end in view;" "It answers the purpose."
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Language Translation for : Reply
Spanish:
responder,
German:
erwiedern,
Japanese:
答える
reply
n. See followup.
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c.1385, from O.Fr. replier "to reply, turn back," from L. replicare "to reply, repeat," lit. "fold back," from re- "back, again" + plicare "to fold" (see ply). The noun is first recorded 1560. Mod.Fr. répliquer is directly from L.L.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·ply
Function: noun
: a plaintiff's or complainant's response to a plea, allegation, or counterclaim in the defendant's answer
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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reply
followup
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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