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  • 21Reply — This article is about language use. For the legal term, see Reply (legal term) A reply is a statement or acknowledgment made in response to an interrogative question, request or comment. [cite web|url=http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=repl… …

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  • 22reply — Synonyms and related words: ESP, acknowledge, acknowledgment, action and reaction, advocate, allege in support, answer, answer back, answering, antiphon, approach, argue for, argument, assert, automatic reaction, autonomic reaction, back answer,… …

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  • 23reply — v. & n. v. ( ies, ied) 1 intr. (often foll. by to) make an answer, respond in word or action. 2 tr. say in answer (he replied, Please yourself ). n. (pl. ies) 1 the act of replying (what did they say in reply?). 2 what is replied; a response. 3… …

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  • 24reply — replier, n. /ri pluy /, v., replied, replying, n., pl. replies. v.i. 1. to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question. 2. to respond by some action, performance, etc.: to reply to the enemy s fire. 3. to return a… …

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  • 25reply — [c]/rəˈplaɪ / (say ruh pluy) verb (replied, replying) –verb (i) 1. to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: I must reply to her letter at once. 2. to respond by some action, performance, etc.: reply to the enemy s fire. 3. to return a …

  • 26reply — /rɪ plaɪ/ noun an answer ● the company’s reply to the takeover bid ● There was no reply to my letter or to my phone call. ● I am writing in reply to your letter of the 24th. ■ verb to answer ● We forgot to reply to the solicitor’s letter. ● The… …

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  • 27Reply — Re|ply [rɪ plaɪ], die; , s [engl. reply = Antwort, zu: to reply = antworten < mfrz. replier < lat. replicare, ↑ replizieren]: automatische Rückantwort auf eine E Mail; Empfangsbestätigung: ein E Mail Formular ausfüllen und sogleich ein R.… …

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  • 28reply — re•ply [[t]rɪˈplaɪ[/t]] v. plied, ply•ing, 1) to give an answer in words or writing; respond: to reply to a question[/ex] 2) to respond by some action: to reply to the enemy s fire[/ex] 3) to echo or resound 4) to return as an answer: He replied… …

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  • 29reply — 1. verb /rɪˈplaɪ/ a) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. Please reply to my letter …

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  • 30Reply — Re|ply [ri plai] die; , s <aus engl. reply »Antwort« zu to reply »antworten«, dies über mittelfr. replier, reploier »wieder zusammenfalten, legen« aus spätlat. replicare»erwidern«> automatische Rückantwort auf eine ↑E Mail;… …

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