答辞

とうじ【答辞】

address ［speech］ in reply 〖C〗返答のあいさつ

make ［give］ an address in reply 答辞を述べる.

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とうじ【答辞】

《make》 a (formal) reply; 《deliver》 an address in reply; 〔卒業式の〕 《give》 《米》 a valedictory.

●答辞を述べる give [return] thanks; make a formal reply 《to the congratulatory address》; 〔卒業式で〕 《米》 deliver a valedictory

・答辞を読む read the reply; read a prepared address in reply.