Replied Reply Rɪˈplaɪ I Verb Bother Quick Question/An

• she didn't even bother to reply.
• he was quick to reply.
• to reply to a question/an email/a query
• he hasn't replied to any of my text messages.

reply

Verb Forms

1. to say or write something as an answer to somebody/something
• SEE ALSO rejoin2
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rejoin2
• She didn't even bother to reply.
• He was quick to reply.
• to reply to a question/an email/a query
• He hasn't replied to any of my text messages.
• She usually replies immediately to comments on her posts.
• She simply replied with a smile.
• He replied to her question with a scowl.
• ‘I won't let you down,’ he replied confidently.
• The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.

Extra Examples

• ‘I have no idea,’ she replied calmly.
• ‘I know!’ she replied matter-of-factly.
• ‘I really don't care!’ he replied nonchalantly.
• ‘It was your fault!’ she replied angrily.
• ‘No, you're not!’ Graham replied bluntly.
• ‘OK, ’ he replied at length.
• Calvin was insulted and replied in kind (= by insulting them back).
• He didn't reply to my email.
• He simply replied that he hadn't the faintest idea.
• She did not reply directly to the allegations.
• She replied at length, but not to the point.
• Well, you weren't expecting him to reply personally, were you?
• She quickly left the room before he had a chance to reply.
2. to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done
• Italy took an early lead but Brazil replied with two goals in the last five minutes.
• The terrorists replied to the government's statement with more violence.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French replier, from Latin replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’.