Meaning & use
reply
To say or write something in response to a person, message, or question.
See it in a sentence
Please reply to the invitation by Thursday.
When I asked about the missing keys, Tomas replied that he had seen them upstairs.
A note on using this word
Use 'reply to a message,' with to. Answer can take the object directly: 'answer a message.'
Words with a similar meaning
answerrespond
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Another way to use it
2. noun
Something said or written as an answer.
Her reply arrived in a short handwritten note.
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