Plural of reply
regular plural
The plural of reply is replies.
Forms of reply
| Singular | reply /ɹɪˈplaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | replies /ɹɪˈplaɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Replies in a sentence
- The president's quick and humorous replies gave his speech great quotability.From the entry quotability
- The replies to the questionnaires are now all in.From the entry in
- It makes more sense to crosspost than to multipost: that way, replies will all appear together in a single thread.From the entry multipost
- “Yonks,” he replies when I ask how long he's been stateside.2024 February 17, John Wright, quoting John Lydon, “I terrified a nation. Not bad for an 18-year-old”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts…. From the entry yonks
- And often, the replies I get are: "Okay lor", "Like that lor".2024 February 6, Carrie Tan, “Advancing Mental Health”, in Parliamentary Debates: Official Report (Parliament of Singapore), volume 95. From the entry lor
Meaning of reply
- verb To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
- verb To act or gesture in response.
- verb To repeat something back; to echo.
Questions about the plural of reply
- What is the plural of reply?
- The plural of reply is replies.
- Is reply countable?
- Reply is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reply (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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