亚洲网紅露点

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reply

[ ri-plahy ]

verb (used without object)

replied, replying.
  1. to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond:

    to reply to a question.

    Synonyms:

  2. to respond by some action, performance, etc.:

    to reply to the enemy's fire.

  3. to return a sound; echo; resound.
  4. Law. to answer a defendant's plea.


verb (used with object)

replied, replying.
  1. to return as an answer (usually used in a negative combination or followed by a clause with that ):

    Not a syllable did he reply. He replied that no one would go.

noun

plural replies.
  1. an answer or response in words or writing.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a response made by some action, performance, etc.

reply

/ 谤瑟藞辫濒补瑟 /

verb

  1. to make answer (to) in words or writing or by an action; respond

    he replied with an unexpected move

  2. tr; takes a clause as object to say (something) in answer

    he replied that he didn't want to come

  3. law to answer a defendant's plea
  4. to return (a sound); echo
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an answer made in words or writing or through an action; response
  2. the answer made by a plaintiff or petitioner to a defendant's case
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 谤别藞辫濒颈别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别路辫濒颈顎侥谤 noun
  • 耻苍顎卹别路辫濒颈别诲顎 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卹别路辫濒测顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of reply1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English replien (verb), from Middle French replier 鈥渢o fold back, reply,鈥 from Latin 谤别辫濒颈肠腻谤别 鈥渢o unroll, fold back鈥; replicate
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of reply1

C14: from Old French replier to fold again, reply, from Latin 谤别辫濒颈肠腻谤别 to fold back, from re- + 辫濒颈肠腻谤别 to fold
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"When I was misbehaving at school, teachers threatened to call home and I'd reply, 'Go on then'."

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Another parent Stuart said he replied to the school "it was using a sledgehammer to crack a nut" when he was asked for feedback.

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Asked about the value of what was taken, Ms Ahmed replied simply: "There is no value for the museum artefacts, it's more expensive than you could imagine."

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