Reply
Reply noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
Usage example: decided the best reply to a wrongful discharge from employment was a lawsuit claiming discrimination
Take and reply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead the word "Reply" as a noun or a verb.
Take
Take noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
Usage example: what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?
Reply and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reply" instead the word "Take" as a noun or a verb.
How words are described
| long | long reply | long take |
| similar | similar reply | similar take |
| usual | usual reply | usual take |
| positive | positive reply | positive take |
| Other adjectives: original, obvious, sarcastic, actual, real, great, bad, beautiful, famous, new, traditional, negative, hilarious, bizarre. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Collins' assassin even seems to take advantage of his being too distraught to give a reply so he can organize an ambush.
Source: Film / Michael Collins - Her response is basically pat him on the head and say that she loves him too, in the way one would reply to a small child (or someone obviously too under-the-influence to take seriously).
Source: Ignored Confession - Take a sip for every reply that repeats an example from a previous reply.
Source: Drinking Game / TV Tropes
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