reply vs question
Definitions
verb
- react verbally
noun
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Examples
_Journey_, and which once led him to question whether there was a tree between Edinburgh and the English border older than himself; and to reply to Boswell's suggestion that he ought to be whipped at every tree over 100 years old in that space, "I believe I might submit to it for a baubee!
Rebecca was too embarrassed to reply, but he took her silence as an affirmative.
India's reply was a total disaster, with wickets falling too rapidly due to run-outs.
Definitions
noun
- an instance of questioning
- uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
- the subject matter at issue
- an informal reference to a marriage proposal
- a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
verb
- conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
- place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
- challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
- pose a series of questions to
- pose a question
Examples
OK, the steering is a little foggy, but the wheel unquestionably feels pleasant under the fingers.
The question, which has been eating at Matthews for several years, is gnawing on him a couple of hours later as he decompresses at a party at Spago in Beverly Hills.
Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
