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21reply — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, monosyllabic (esp. BrE) ▪ blunt, curt, short, terse ▪ His reply was short and to the point …
22return — re•turn [[t]rɪˈtɜrn[/t]] v. i. 1) to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad[/ex] 2) to revert to a former owner 3) to revert or recur, as in thought or discourse 4) to make a reply or retort 5) to put,… …
23return — /rəˈtɜn / (say ruh tern) verb (i) 1. to go or come back, as to a former place, position, state, etc. 2. to revert to a former owner. 3. to revert or recur in thought or discourse. 4. to make reply; retort. –verb (t) 5. to put, bring, take, give,… …
24return — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. restore, put back, bring back, echo, yield, render, reply, answer, reciprocate; nominate, elect; come back, recur, reappear, revert. See restoration. n. arrival, homecoming, reversion, recurrence,… …
25reply — replier, n. /ri pluy /, v., replied, replying, n., pl. replies. v.i. 1. to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question. 2. to respond by some action, performance, etc.: to reply to the enemy s fire. 3. to return a… …
26reply — [c]/rəˈplaɪ / (say ruh pluy) verb (replied, replying) –verb (i) 1. to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: I must reply to her letter at once. 2. to respond by some action, performance, etc.: reply to the enemy s fire. 3. to return a …
27reply — 01. I sent a resumé to a company I m interested in back East, but I haven t received a [reply] from them yet. 02. Most women who place personal ads in the newspaper receive lots of [replies] from interested men. 03. Are you going to be at the… …
28reply — 1. verb /rɪˈplaɪ/ a) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. Please reply to my letter …
29return — re|turn1 [ rı tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 go/come back ▸ 2 put/send/take something back ▸ 3 do/say something similar back ▸ 4 produce profit ▸ 5 hit ball back ▸ 6 elect someone to position ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to go back to a place where you… …
30return — I UK [rɪˈtɜː(r)n] / US [rɪˈtɜrn] verb Word forms return : present tense I/you/we/they return he/she/it returns present participle returning past tense returned past participle returned *** 1) a) [intransitive] to go back to a place where you were …
