1. Say or write something in response
   "She didn't want to reply";
   - answer, respond
    
2. Show a response or a reaction to something
   "The dog replied to the command by sitting";
   - react, respond

1. A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
   "he wrote replies to several of his critics";
   - answer, response
    
2. The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
   "he growled his reply";
   - response

Derived forms: replied, replies, replying

Type of: act, move, say, speech act, state, statement, tell

Encyclopedia: Reply