Reply I Writing Rɪˈplaɪ Made Letter Advertisement Asked

• we had over 100 replies to our advertisement.
• i asked her what her name was but she made no reply.
• i am writing in reply to your letter of 16 march.
• a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for)

reply

1. an act of replying to something/somebody in speech, writing or by some action
• see also rejoin2
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rejoin2
• We had over 100 replies to our advertisement.
• I asked her what her name was but she made no reply.
• I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March.
• a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for)
• Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game.
• I’m writing to answer your questions
• I’m writing to reply to your questions.
• I haven’t answered her email yet.
• I knocked on the door but nobody answered.
• ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.
• The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
• I’m writing in answer to your letter.

Extra Examples

• ‘I’m in here!’ came the muffled reply.
• ‘Mmm!’ she grunted in reply.
• ‘No comment’ is his standard reply to most questions.
• ‘No!’ came the reply.
• A reply came back almost by return of post.
• A reply came back the next day.
• Grace could offer no reply.
• Have you had a reply to your letter yet?
• He made no reply, but simply walked away.
• Her reply was simple. ‘No,’ she said.
• His reply was short and to the point.
• I am grateful to you for having given me a right of reply to the article in your magazine about my company.
• I am writing in reply to your request for information on holidays in Italy.
• I await your reply with interest.
• I must write my letter in time for them to send back a reply.
• I’ll post the replies later on my web page.
• It’s easy to just hit the reply button.
• Many thanks for your thoughtful reply, we greatly appreciate it.
• No reply seemed to be forthcoming.
• Please complete the reply card and return it to us as soon as possible.
• She heard no reply.
• She quickly left the room before he had a chance to reply.
• She refused to give a straight reply, deciding rather to defer the question.
• The questionnaire produced 9 000 replies.
• The report elicited a formal reply from the department.
• They waited patiently for a reply but none seemed to be forthcoming.
• What did they say in reply?
• a reply from the minister
• my reply to your query
• He muttered a reply but I couldn’t understand what he said.
• I asked her what her name was but she made no reply.
• I haven’t received a reply from him yet.
• We had over 110 replies to our advertisement.

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’.