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[verb], [noun] - (to make) an answerShe asked him how old he was but he didn't reply. [I]"Where are you going?" I asked. "Home," he replied. [+ speech]I replied that it was 12 o'clock. [+ that clause]I try to reply to letters the day I receive them. [I](figurative) She replied (= reacted) to the threats by going to the police. [I]He made/gave no reply to my anxious questioning. [C]We advertised the job but received very few replies. [C]She just shrugged her shoulders in reply (to their questions). [U](UK) A letter that is reply-paid is paid for by the sender.