· a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
Hypernym(s): statement
· the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
Synonym(s): response
Hypernym(s): speech_act
· react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"