1. reply - Noun
2. reply - Verb
To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
To answer a defendant's plea.
Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.
To return for an answer.
That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI waited several days for his answer Source: Internet
he wrote replies to several of his critics Source: Internet
She didn't want to answer Source: Internet
answer the question Source: Internet
We answered that we would accept the invitation Source: Internet
he growled his reply Source: Internet