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{
"term": "reply",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "reply",
"heSheIt": "replies"
},
"pastSimple": "replied",
"pastParticiple": "replied",
"ingForm": "replying"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to say or write something as an answer to somebody/something",
"sensetop": "reply to somebody/somethingreply with somethingreply to somebody/something with something+ speechreply that…",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She didn't even bother to reply."
},
{
"text": "He was quick to reply."
},
{
"text": "to reply to a question/an email/a query",
"contextForm": "reply to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "He hasn't replied to any of my text messages."
},
{
"text": "She usually replies immediately to comments on her posts."
},
{
"text": "She simply replied with a smile.",
"contextForm": "reply with something"
},
{
"text": "He replied to her question with a scowl.",
"contextForm": "reply to somebody/something with something"
},
{
"text": "‘I won't let you down,’ he replied confidently.",
"contextForm": "+ speech"
},
{
"text": "The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.",
"contextForm": "reply that…"
},
{
"text": "‘I have no idea,’ she replied calmly."
},
{
"text": "‘I know!’ she replied matter-of-factly."
},
{
"text": "‘I really don't care!’ he replied nonchalantly."
},
{
"text": "‘It was your fault!’ she replied angrily."
},
{
"text": "‘No, you're not!’ Graham replied bluntly."
},
{
"text": "‘OK, ’ he replied at length."
},
{
"text": "Calvin was insulted and replied in kind (= by insulting them back)."
},
{
"text": "He didn't reply to my email."
},
{
"text": "He simply replied that he hadn't the faintest idea."
},
{
"text": "She did not reply directly to the allegations."
},
{
"text": "She replied at length, but not to the point."
},
{
"text": "Well, you weren't expecting him to reply personally, were you?"
},
{
"text": "She quickly left the room before he had a chance to reply."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["merely", "simply", "directly"],
"verb + reply": ["not bother to"],
"preposition": ["to", "with"],
"phrases": ["a chance to reply"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done",
"sensetop": "reply with somethingreply to something (with something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Italy took an early lead but Brazil replied with two goals in the last five minutes.",
"contextForm": "reply with something"
},
{
"text": "The terrorists replied to the government's statement with more violence.",
"contextForm": "reply to something (with something)"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["merely", "simply", "directly"],
"verb + reply": ["not bother to"],
"preposition": ["to", "with"],
"phrases": ["a chance to reply"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪ/",
"audio": "re/reply/reply__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪz/",
"audio": "re/reply/replies__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪd/",
"audio": "re/reply/replied__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/reply/replying__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪ/",
"audio": "re/reply/reply__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪz/",
"audio": "re/reply/replies__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪd/",
"audio": "re/reply/replied__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/reply/replying__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French replier, from Latin replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’."
}