reply
verb (used without object)
to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond.
have replied
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present perfectof reply.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Or perhaps we should have replied, “Really, it’s none of your business.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
You can then log back in to check that the firms in question have replied, and that the issues have been dealt with.
From BBC ● May 15, 2024
But neither Larry Ellison, co-founder of Red Bull title sponsor Oracle, or Ryan McInerney, CEO of Visa, have replied to requests for comment from the AP.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
“I should in retrospect not have replied to that particular post.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
She would have replied were it not for the deep pain that wrapped around her lower spine, and the sudden churning in her stomach.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
