Answer
Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Reply to and answer are semantically related. in acknowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Reply to" instead a verb "Answer".
Reply to
Both terms in one sentence
- People may reply to questions by simply going "Read the FAQ" without actually giving an answer.
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Answer Cut: In "Play Da Song", Baman says that they should do something about "dis", and in reply to what "dis" is, the camera pans out and reveals their red squib blockade.
Source: Web Animation / Baman Piderman - Nice to the Waiter: does his best to reply to every review longer than 'moar pls' and answer every question, while also shouting out to reviewers in general and betas and shown himself to be quite capable of taking a joke.
Source: Creator / Nimbus Llewelyn
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