The meaning of REPLY is to respond in words or writing. How to use reply in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reply.

REPLY definition: to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond. See examples of reply used in a sentence.

REPLY definition: 1. to answer: 2. to react to an action by someone else: 3. an answer: . Learn more.

1. to give an answer in words or writing; respond: to reply to a question. 2. to respond by some action: to reply to the enemy's fire. 3. to echo or resound.

A reply is something that you say or write when you answer someone or answer a letter or advertisement. I called out a challenge, but there was no reply.

Definition of reply verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

respond: [no object] to reply to a question. [~ + that clause] He replied that no one would go. to respond by some action:[no object] to reply to the enemy's fire by firing back.