Synonyms: answer, respond, correspond, return
Part of speech | verb |
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Pronunciation | /ˈɹɪplaɪ̯/, /ɹəˈplaɪ̯/ |
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Hyphenation | re·ply |
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Conjugation
Indicative mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) reply | (I) replied |
(thou) repliest | (thou) repliedst |
(he) replies, replieth | (he) replied |
(we) reply | (we) replied |
(you) reply | (you) replied |
(they) reply | (they) replied |
Subjunctive mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) reply | (I) replied |
(thou) reply | (thou) replied |
(he) reply | (he) replied |
(we) reply | (we) replied |
(you) reply | (you) replied |
(they) reply | (they) replied |
Imperative mood |
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reply |
Participles |
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Present participle | Past participle |
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replying | replied |
The Africans looked sullenly at the ground, but did not reply.
“We were afraid”, the man replied.
“He didn’t say”, Mat replied uncomfortably.