replied
- 1Simple past and past participle of reply.
When asked about the delay, the manager replied that supplies had arrived late.
I had already replied to her letter before the second one arrived.
Note
One spelling serves as both past tense and participle, with the -y of reply turning to -ied, as in tried and carried. Its objects behave unusually. What was said can follow directly (she replied that it was late), but the person or letter being answered needs to. A passive therefore keeps the preposition: the letter was never replied to. Answered, its near-synonym, takes the letter directly.
replied is a form of reply
reply, verb: To respond in words, spoken or written, especially to a question, request, criticism, or accusation. Full entry
- Spelling
- reply → replied: change y to i, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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