Collocations for "reply"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "reply" in context.
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reply
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- reply to his [letter, message, email]
- reply to her [request, inquiry, question]
- reply by [email, mail, phone, fax]
- reply via [email, fax]
- reply and respond
- reply back to her (about)
- reply to the [accusations, criticism]
- he replied [quickly, angrily, impatiently]
- reply on time
- replied in [unison, kind]
- reply on [Tuesday]
- [no body, no one, everyone] has replied
- [have, has, had] already replied
- replied already
- replied with [sarcasm, joy]
- didn't [even, bother to] reply
- given the right to reply
- "Yes," she replied
- a [quick, long, detailed, prompt, timely] reply
- would appreciate a [quick] reply
- a [sarcastic, rude, curt, helpful, polite, clear] reply
- the [customer's, company's] reply
- [wrote, offered, mumbled, uttered] a reply
- [blurted, sent] (out) a reply
- received a reply to our [question, message, email]
- received your reply [today]
- their reply was an [attack, ambush]
- there's no reply to that [shot, remark]!
- I [phoned, called out, called to her], but there was no reply
'reply' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ASAP
- abrupt
- absent
- adamant
- brief
- cold
- comment
- confusing
- considered
- constrained
- cool
- course
- crisp
- cutting
- direct
- early
- email
- essence
- formal
- hastily
- ignore
- immediate
- insensitive
- just
- leave
- leisure
- mail
- measured
- meek
- merit
- misleading
- mistaken
- no
- offensive
- office
- out
- phrase
- polite
- positive
- post
- prompt
- promptly
- pun
- question
- quick
- raspberry
- readiness
- ready
- salute
- satisfactory