reply

v., -plied, -ply·ing, -plies.

v.intr.

1. To give an answer in speech or writing.
2. To respond by an action or gesture.
3. To echo.
4. To return gunfire or an attack: The big guns replied.
5. Law. To respond to a defendant's plea.

v.tr.

To say or give as an answer: I replied that I was unable to help them. See synonyms at answer.

n., pl. -plies.

1. A response in speech or writing.
2. A response by an action or gesture.
3. Law. A plaintiff's formal response in answer to that of a defendant.

[Middle English replien, from Old French replier, from Latin replicāre, to fold back. See replicate.]

replier re·pli'er n.

verb

To speak or act in response, as to a question: answer, rejoin, respond, retort, return, riposte. See ask/answer.

noun

Something spoken or written in return, as to a question or demand: answer, rejoinder, response. See ask/answer.

n, v

Definition: answer
Antonyms: question, request

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The pleading in which a plaintiff responds to the defendant's demand for relief asserted in a set-off or counterclaim.

In most states and in the federal courts, a reply is permitted only when the defendant has specifically made a properly labeled counterclaim or when the court orders the plaintiff to file a formal response to an answer.

IN BRIEF: To answer by saying or doing something.

To the query, "What is a friend?" his reply was "A single soul dwelling in two bodies." — Aristotle (384-322 BC)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - svare på, reagere
v. tr. - svare
n. - svar, reaktion

idioms:

• reply coupon    svarkupon

Nederlands (Dutch)
antwoord(en), repliek, terugschieten

Français (French)
v. intr. - (gén, Jur) répondre (à)
v. tr. - répondre
n. - (gén, Jur) réponse

idioms:

• reply coupon    coupon-réponse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Antwort
v. - antworten

idioms:

• reply coupon    internationaler Antwortschein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απάντηση, απόκριση
v. - απαντώ, αποκρίνομαι

idioms:

• reply coupon    κουπόνι ταχυδρομικής αγοράς

Italiano (Italian)
rispondere, replicare, ribattere, risposta

idioms:

• reply coupon    ricevuta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - resposta (f)
v. - dar resposta

idioms:

• reply coupon    cartão resposta

Русский (Russian)
отвечать, ответ

idioms:

• reply coupon    отрезной корешок

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - resonar, responder a, responder una acción
v. tr. - contestar, responder
n. - contestación, respuesta

idioms:

• reply coupon    cupón-respuesta (postal), boletín de respuesta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svar, genmäle
v. - svara, bemöta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回答, 答复, 回击, 反响, 回应

idioms:

• reply coupon    预付回信邮资

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 回答, 答覆, 回擊, 反響, 回應
v. tr. - 回答
n. - 回答, 答覆

idioms:

• reply coupon    預付回信郵資

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 대답하다, 응답하다, 반항하다
v. tr. - 대답하다, 대꾸하다, 항변하다
n. - 대답 , 회답, 응수

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 答える, 応じる, 応戦する, 応答する, 答弁する
n. - 返事, 応答

idioms:

• reply coupon    返信券

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اجابه (فعل) يجيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השיב, ענה‬
v. tr. - ‮השיב, ענה‬
n. - ‮מענה, תשובה‬

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