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verb

present tense third-person singular of reply
1
as in responds
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering

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2
as in answers
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction please reply to my question at your earliest convenience

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noun

plural of reply
1
as in responses
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior decided the best reply to a wrongful discharge from employment was a lawsuit claiming discrimination

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2
as in reactions
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question I look forward to your reply to my request

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Recent Examples of replies
Verb
The warehouse manager casually replies, 'Oh, that's Customer X's inventory. — Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Thomas comments with three lovestruck emojis, and Kerstin replies with two. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Abbass plays a housewife named Aida who replies to a casting call for extras to make ends meet. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026 But Eunice only replies that the chairwoman is excited to work with him and Ashley on the wellness center. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 Maddy replies that Cassie might currently just be a big fish in a small pond. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026 O'Brien replies with a surprised smile, before being led to his new office at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 The voice that replies, however, is not that of his wife but rather an impoverished young woman who has entered the medium’s caravan to steal food. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026 Back to the sofa, TV on, Tom replies. — Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
But soon after Emergence premiered, Boom’s replies became less frequent. — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 Based upon their replies, occupying Allied officials ranked their culpability, then tried the worst offenders — most famously in the Nuremberg trials, but also in numerous local tribunals. — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 The most common replies were being mentally sharp and clear, being free of serious illness or disease, financial stability, emotional well-being, living independently, having energy to do enjoyable things, and being strong, mobile and active. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 There was a July 29 deadline for people to submit oppositions to the petitions to deny ABC’s license renewals, and there is an August 5 deadline for replies to the opposition filings. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 Evidently, some of it was pretty heated, with dozens of replies removed by moderators. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026 Workplaces frequently prioritize visible busyness, like online status and quick replies, over actual impact, leading employees to optimize for activity rather than results. — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The request was aimed at first-time viewers of the World Cup, or even those just getting into the game, but the replies also included thoughts from people who have followed football for much longer than the past six weeks. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Clear notes, clean asks, and timely replies turn possibility into something real. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
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  2. answers
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Verb
  • Its crisis hotline responds to 988 calls, chats and texts in Maryland and nationally.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The move responds to transparency requirements under Article 50 of the EU AI Act.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of responds
Verb
  • Every interview answers three questions long before an employment contract is signed.
    — Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • How Tony would regard the film is a riddle that answers and negates itself, like his tattoo of a snake eating its own tail.
    — Laurie Woolever, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of answers
Noun
  • An operator confident in its structural durability should put its responses to all six questions in writing and invite prospects to pose them to every bidder, including itself.
    — Camden Kaminsky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Live Transcribe, users can also sign responses during conversations.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of responses
Verb
  • Internet reacts to DuckDuckGo sunglasses Social media videos promoting the normal sunglasses have attracted attention from those anti-AI audiences.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • If the market reacts negatively, the yen will weaken further and import prices will rise.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of reacts
Noun
  • Shelton cruised from there, mixing his primary weapons in with athletic defense that garnered big reactions from the Montreal crowd and deflated Nakashima even more.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But most of those reactions — injection site pain, muscle and joint pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache and chills — were mild to moderate and went away within days.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
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