reply
verb (used without object)
to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond.
had replied
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past perfectof reply.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An X user had replied to a post from Zhao reassuring users that Binance would cover user losses with a screenshot of a similar statement from Bankman-Fried, the infamous entrepreneur and once Zhao’s rival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Investigators say the girlfriend told them that Mr. Banta had previously suggested ordering abortion medication online, to which she had replied that she wanted to keep the baby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The state judge had replied: "The answer is, no."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
A part of him wonders, now, if he could have averted the apparent outcome if he had replied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
“My brothers could be relied upon to bring no shame upon House Lannister,” his father had replied.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
