reply
本来語感に違いがあり、場合によっては大きな違いにもなりうる。"answer" は "reply" よりずっと一般的、包括的で "reply" の意味を兼ねることができるが逆はできない。
"reply" は相手が自分に働きかけたのと同じようなやり方でお返しすること。"answer" は同じとは限らない
"reply" は常に言葉による返答である（手紙、返事など）
reply
/rɪˈplaɪ/
She didn't even bother to reply.
He was quick to reply.
reply to somebody/something to reply to a question/an email/a query
He hasn't replied to any of my text messages.
She usually replies immediately to comments on her posts.
reply with something She simply replied with a smile.
reply to somebody/something with something He replied to her question with a scowl.
+ speech ‘I won't let you down,’ he replied confidently.
reply that… The senator replied that he was not in a position to comment.
Collocations
adverb
merelysimplydirectly…
verb + reply
not bother to
preposition
towith
phrases
a chance to reply
2 intransitive to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done reply with something Italy took an early lead but Brazil replied with two goals in the last five minutes.
reply to something (with something) The terrorists replied to the government's statement with more violence.
reply
/rɪˈplaɪ/
an act of replying to something/somebody in speech, writing or by some action
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply.
I received a reply from the firm's managing director.
reply to something I got some interesting replies to my post about online banking.
in reply to something (formal) I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March.
(British English) a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for)
without reply (British English) Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game.
Collocations
adjective
briefmonosyllabicblunt…
verb + reply
gethavereceive…
reply + verb
comecome backbe forthcoming…
reply + noun
cardenvelopeform…
preposition
in reply (to something)reply fromreply to…
phrases
a/the right of reply
Word Origin
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French replier, from Latin replicare ‘repeat’, later ‘make a reply’, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’.