v.
(replies, replying, replied)
- say or write something in response to something said or written.
- respond by a similar action:
they replied to the shelling with a mortar attack.
n.
(pl. replies)
- the action of replying.
- a spoken or written response.
▸Law a plaintiff's response to the defendant's plea.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. replier, from L. replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’ (see replicate).