reply

/rɪˈplɑɪ/ v

Definition

› to answer a question: [I] She asked him how old he was but he didn’t reply. [+ that clause] He replied that he wasn’t interested.

(Definition of reply v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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