To communicate a message of any form in reaction to something that has been asked or expressed, to the being who expressed it.
A statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reaction to a question, a request, criticism or accusation
reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in 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"
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
reply or respond to; "She didn''t want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
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