reply
/rɪˈplʌɪ/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈplʌɪ/
rɪˈplʌɪ
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
rɪ - ˈplʌɪ -> reply
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
reply /rÇ'plaÇ/ v (pt, pp replied )
~ (to sb/sth) (with sth)
(က) ဖြေသည်။ ပြန်ကြားသည်။ အကြောင်းပြန်သည်။
fail to reply to a question/letter/accusation ❍ I replied with a short note. ❍ ‘Certainly not,’ She replied. ❍ He replied that he was busy. ❍ Why doesn't he reply?
(ခ) တုံ့ပြန်သည်။ He replied with a nod. ❍ The enemy replied to our fire (ie fired back at us).
n
၁။ [U] အဖြေ။ တုံ့ပြန်မှု။ She made no reply. ❍ What did he do in reply to your challenge?
၂။ [C] ပြန်ကြားချက်။
get/have/receive several replies to an advertisement ❍ a reply-paid envelope (ie one sent so that the person replying does not have to pay to send the reply). Compare ANSWER n
More examples
- ‘I know, ’ Corbett replied quietly.
- They got up and walked out before I had a chance to reply.
- [reply with] : I asked him how he was, and he replied with a shrug.
- [reply to] : It took them a week to reply to my letter.
- [reply (that)] : When asked where he was going, he replied that it was none of their business.
- The terrorists replied promptly and savagely by bombing the city centre.
Synonyms
respond, answer, retort, answer back, react, rejoin, counter, come back with, account, acknowledge, acknowledgment, antiphon, back talk, be in touch, come back, comeback, echo, feedback, field the question, get back to, knee-jerk reaction, lip, reaction, reciprocate, reciprocation, rejoinder, response, retaliate, retaliation, return, riposte, sass, shoot back, snappy comeback, squelch, top, vibes, wisecrack, write back
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