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replies

Syllables: re·plies/ɹɪˈplaɪz/

replies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reply.

replies is the plural of reply.

Meaning of reply

Verb

reply (third-person singular simple present replies, present participle replying, simple past and past participle replied)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
    • (intransitive) Please reply to my letter.
  2. (intransitive) To act or gesture in response.
    • Joanne replied to Pete's insult with a slap to his face.
  3. (intransitive) To repeat something back; to echo.

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Phrases with replies

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Questions about replies

What is replies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Replies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reply.
How do you pronounce replies?
Replies is pronounced /ɹɪˈplaɪz/.

Words near replies in the dictionary

  1. replicore
  2. replicores
  3. replied
  4. replier
  5. repliers
  6. replies
  7. repliest
  8. replieth
  9. replievable
  10. replight
  11. replighted

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Adapted from Wiktionary: replies (page history and authors); reply (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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