Reply — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻplˈaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪplˈaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪplˈaɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻplˈaɪ/.

Examples

I waited several days for his answer
he wrote replies to several of his critics
he growled his reply

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

answer respond response

Parts of Speech

noun	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation “I waited several days for his answer”
noun	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange “he growled his reply”
verb	react verbally “She didn't want to answer”

Word Forms

answer	verb	react verbally
reply	verb	react verbally
answer	noun	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
answerer	noun	someone who responds
reply	noun	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
responder	noun	someone who responds
respondent	noun	someone who responds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Antwort

eine (mündliche oder schriftliche) Erklärung, die als Antwort auf eine Frage, Bitte, Kritik oder Anschuldigung abgegeben wird

🇫🇷French

répondre

une déclaration (verbale ou écrite) faite pour répondre à une question, une demande, une critique ou une accusation

🇪🇸Spanish

responder

una declaración (ya sea hablada o escrita) que se hace para responder a una pregunta, solicitud, crítica o acusación

🇮🇹Italian

rispondere

una dichiarazione (parlata o scritta) fatta per rispondere a una domanda, richiesta, critica o accusa

🇳🇱Dutch

antwoord

een verklaring (gesproken of geschreven) die wordt afgelegd als antwoord op een vraag, verzoek, kritiek of beschuldiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

responder

uma declaração (falada ou escrita) feita para responder a uma pergunta, pedido, crítica ou acusação

🇷🇺Russian

отвечать

заявление (устное или письменное), сделанное в ответ на вопрос, просьбу, критику или обвинение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जवाब

एक बयान (या तो मौखिक या लिखित) जो किसी प्रश्न या अनुरोध या आलोचना या आरोप का उत्तर देने के लिए दिया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তর

একটি বিবৃতি (হয় বলা বা লিখিত) যা একটি প্রশ্ন বা অনুরোধ বা সমালোচনা বা অভিযোগের উত্তর দেওয়ার জন্য তৈরি করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பதில்

ஒரு கேள்வி அல்லது கோரிக்கை அல்லது விமர்சனம் அல்லது குற்றச்சாட்டுக்கு பதிலளிப்பதற்காக செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு அறிக்கை (பேசப்பட்ட அல்லது எழுதப்பட்ட).

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యుత్తరం ఇవ్వండి

ప్రశ్న లేదా అభ్యర్థన లేదా విమర్శ లేదా ఆరోపణకు ప్రత్యుత్తరం ఇవ్వడానికి చేసిన ప్రకటన (మాట్లాడే లేదా వ్రాసినది).

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तर

विधान (एकतर बोलले किंवा लिखित) जे प्रश्न किंवा विनंती किंवा टीका किंवा आरोपाला उत्तर देण्यासाठी केले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જવાબ

એક નિવેદન (ક્યાં તો બોલાયેલ અથવા લેખિત) જે પ્રશ્ન અથવા વિનંતી અથવા ટીકા અથવા આરોપનો જવાબ આપવા માટે બનાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರ

ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನಂತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಟೀಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆರೋಪಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಲು ಮಾಡಿದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ (ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಬರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

മറുപടി

ഒരു ചോദ്യത്തിനോ അഭ്യർത്ഥനയ്‌ക്കോ വിമർശനത്തിനോ ആരോപണത്തിനോ മറുപടി നൽകുന്നതിനായി നടത്തിയ ഒരു പ്രസ്താവന (സംസാരിക്കുന്നതോ എഴുതിയതോ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਵਾਬ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿਆਨ (ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਖਿਆ) ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਵਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਦਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جواب

ایک بیان (یا تو بولا یا لکھا ہوا) جو کسی سوال یا درخواست یا تنقید یا الزام کا جواب دینے کے لیے بنایا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

为答复问题、请求、批评或指控而做出的声明（口头或书面）

🇯🇵Japanese

返事

質問、要求、批判、非難に答えるためになされる声明（話し言葉か書き言葉）

🇰🇷Korean

회신하다

질문이나 요청, 비판이나 비난에 대답하기 위해 하는 진술(말 또는 서면)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồi đáp

một tuyên bố (nói hoặc viết) được đưa ra để trả lời một câu hỏi hoặc yêu cầu hoặc chỉ trích hoặc buộc tội

🇹🇭Thai

ตอบ

คำแถลง (ทั้งคำพูดหรือลายลักษณ์อักษร) ที่ทำขึ้นเพื่อตอบคำถามหรือคำขอหรือคำวิจารณ์หรือข้อกล่าวหา

🇮🇩Indonesian

membalas

suatu pernyataan (baik lisan maupun tulisan) yang dibuat untuk menjawab pertanyaan atau permintaan atau kritik atau tuduhan

🇵🇭Filipino

sagot

isang pahayag (alinman sa pasalita o nakasulat) na ginawa upang tumugon sa isang tanong o kahilingan o pagpuna o akusasyon

🇲🇾Malay

balas

pernyataan (sama ada lisan atau bertulis) yang dibuat untuk menjawab soalan atau permintaan atau kritikan atau tuduhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رد

بيان (سواء كان منطوقًا أو مكتوبًا) يتم إجراؤه للرد على سؤال أو طلب أو انتقاد أو اتهام

🇮🇷Persian

پاسخ دهید

بیانیه ای (چه گفتاری یا کتبی) که برای پاسخ به یک سوال یا درخواست یا انتقاد یا اتهام بیان می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

cevap vermek

bir soruya veya talebe veya eleştiriye veya suçlamaya yanıt vermek için yapılan (sözlü veya yazılı) bir açıklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְגוּבָה

הצהרה (או בדיבור או בכתב) שנאמרת כדי לענות על שאלה או בקשה או ביקורת או האשמה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'reply'?

The primary meaning of 'reply' is 'a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'reply' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'reply' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reply' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reply' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'reply' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'reply' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'reply' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'reply' in regular conversations?

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