- (v.i.) To answer a defendant's plea.
- (v.i.) That which is said, written or done in answer to what is said, written or done by another; an answer; a response.
- (v.i.) Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.
- (v.t.) To return for an answer.
- (v.i.) To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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