{
    "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’."
}