1. Verb
To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
2. Verb
To answer a defendant's plea.
3. Verb
Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.
4. Verb
To return for an answer.
5. Verb
That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.
6. Noun
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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