Retweet vs. Reply — What's the Difference?

To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter.

Say something in response to something someone has said

(internet) A message reposted or forwarded in this way.

A verbal or written answer

To speak or write as a reaction to a question or other prompting.

To act in reaction or as a response

(Law) To respond to the defendant's answer or plea.

To say or give as an answer

A word or a series of words spoken or written in reaction, as to a question or request.

An act made in reaction or response.

(Law) A plaintiff's response to the defendant's answer or plea, especially with regard to counterclaims made by the defendant.

To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.

(intransitive) To act or gesture in response.

(intransitive) To repeat something back; to echo.

A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.

Something given in reply.

A counterattack.

(music) The answer of a figure.

A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer.

To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.

To answer a defendant's plea.

Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.

To return for an answer.

That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.

A statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation;

The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange;

Reply or respond to;