REPLY (replied)
Dictionary entry overview: What does reply mean?
• REPLY (noun)
The noun REPLY has 2 senses:
1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
2. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Familiarity information: REPLY used as a noun is rare.
• REPLY (verb)
The verb REPLY has 1 sense:
1. reply or respond to
Familiarity information: REPLY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPLY (noun)
Meaning:
A statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
answer; reply; response
Context examples:
I waited several days for his answer / he wrote replies to several of his critics
Hypernyms ("reply" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reply"):
rescript (a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality)
feedback (response to an inquiry or experiment)
Meaning:
The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
reply; response
Context example:
he growled his reply
Hypernyms ("reply" is a kind of...):
speech act (the use of language to perform some act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reply"):
answer (the speech act of replying to a question)
echo (a reply that repeats what has just been said)
comeback; counter; rejoinder; replication; retort; return; riposte (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one))
non sequitur (a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it)
counterblast (a vigorous and unrestrained response)
• REPLY (verb)
Meaning:
Reply or respond to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
answer; reply; respond
Context examples:
She didn't want to answer / answer the question / We answered that we would accept the invitation
Hypernyms (to "reply" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reply"):
call back (return or repeat a telephone call)
counter (speak in response)
field (answer adequately or successfully)
sass (answer back in an impudent or insolent manner)
come back; rejoin; repay; retort; return; riposte (answer back)
bridle (respond to the reins, as of horses)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
Sentence example:
They reply that there was a traffic accident
