reply
verb (used without object)
to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond.
replied
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past participleof reply.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reply.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
replyverb (used without object)to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond.
Example Sentences
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I asked Rauh by email if he thought the campaign’s treatment of his estimates was proper; he replied that “it’s completely appropriate for public discourse and conclusions to cite the central scenario.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
When a reporter asked Mamdani about that this week, he replied flatly, “Jessica Tisch is the police commissioner. I have no plans to change that.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Asked by reporters Tuesday where she had passed the bar exam, Zacharia replied: "When I moved to China," without identifying any jurisdiction where she was licensed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
In the real world, he replied, “the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He’d tapped an exclamation point on my text and replied: You went on a date???
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
