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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation (Freq. 21)
- I waited several days for his answer
- he wrote replies to several of his critics
• Syn:
answer, response
• Derivationally related forms:
answer (for: answer)
• Hypernyms:
statement
• Hyponyms:
rescript, feedback
2. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange (Freq. 2)
- he growled his reply
• Syn:
response
• Hypernyms:
speech act
• Hyponyms:
counterblast, non sequitur, rejoinder, retort, return,
riposte, replication, comeback, counter, echo, answer

II - verb

react verbally (Freq. 53)
- She didn't want to answer
- answer the question
- We answered that we would accept the invitation
• Syn:
answer, respond
• Derivationally related forms:
responder (for: respond), respondent (for: respond), answer (for: answer), answerer (for: answer)
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Hyponyms:
call back, counter, field, sass, retort,
come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin, bridle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to somebody
- They reply that there was a traffic accident

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  response, answer, respond