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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈplaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈplaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri plī′)

Inflections of 'reply' (n): npl: replies
Inflections of 'reply' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
replies
v 3rd person singular
replying
v pres p
replied
v past
replied
v past p

Collocations for "reply"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "reply" in context.

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reply

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. reply to his [letter, message, email]
  2. reply to her [request, inquiry, question]
  3. reply by [email, mail, phone, fax]
  4. reply via [email, fax]
  5. reply and respond
  6. reply back to her (about)
  7. reply to the [accusations, criticism]
  8. he replied [quickly, angrily, impatiently]
  9. reply on time
  10. replied in [unison, kind]
  11. reply on [Tuesday]
  12. [no body, no one, everyone] has replied
  13. [have, has, had] already replied
  14. replied already
  15. replied with [sarcasm, joy]
  16. didn't [even, bother to] reply
  17. given the right to reply
  18. "Yes," she replied
n
  1. a [quick, long, detailed, prompt, timely] reply
  2. would appreciate a [quick] reply
  3. a [sarcastic, rude, curt, helpful, polite, clear] reply
  4. the [customer's, company's] reply
  5. [wrote, offered, mumbled, uttered] a reply
  6. [blurted, sent] (out) a reply
  7. received a reply to our [question, message, email]
  8. received your reply [today]
  9. their reply was an [attack, ambush]
  10. there's no reply to that [shot, remark]!
  11. I [phoned, called out, called to her], but there was no reply
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'reply' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ignore - leave - comment - course - email - yes - thread - thought - second - question - post - no - mail - office - cold - cool - direct - early - formal - standard - short - ready - quick - out - just - tongue - essence - leisure - raspberry - readiness - salute - yell - shrug - smirk - snap - snarl - measured - meek - misleading - mistaken - polite - positive - prompt - promptly - satisfactory - shady - strongly - swift - tart - tentative

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