to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond

to reply to a question.

to respond by some action, performance, etc.

to reply to the enemy's fire.

to return a sound; echo; resound.

Law . to answer a defendant's plea.

to return as an answer (usually used in a negative combination or fol. by a clause with that )

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

an answer or response in words or writing.

a response made by some action, performance, etc.

noun

question , request

verb

question , request

noun

acknowledgment , antiphon , back talk * , comeback , counter , echo , feedback , knee-jerk reaction * , lip * , reaction , reciprocation , rejoinder , respond , response , retaliation , retort , return , riposte , sass * , snappy comeback * , vibes , wisecracknotes:an answer is something said , written , or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a questionreply is generally used when the answer is understood to be verbal - either written or oral; response , by contrast , has a more general application and may be used for a variety of reactionsrespond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question , answer , repartee , replication , rescription , reverberation

verb

acknowledge , be in touch , come back * , counter , echo , feedback , field the question , get back to , react , reciprocate , rejoin , respond , retaliate , retort , return , riposte , shoot back , squelch * , top * , write backnotes:an answer is something said , written , or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a questionreply is generally used when the answer is understood to be verbal - either written or oral; response , by contrast , has a more general application and may be used for a variety of reactionsrespond suggests a quick reaction while reply implies a return commensurate with the original demand or question , answer , comeback , correspond , reaction , rebut , rejoinder , repartee , repeat , replicate , replication , resound , response , solution