I replied to him. vs I replied him.

The correct choice is "I replied to him." The preposition "to" is necessary to indicate the recipient of the reply. "I replied him" is not a correct sentence construction.

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I replied to him.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you responded to someone. The preposition "to" is necessary to show the recipient of the reply.

Examples:

I replied to him yesterday.
She replied to the email promptly.
They replied to the invitation with a yes.
He replied to her question with a smile.
We replied to the teacher's request for volunteers.

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And with such a vengeance I replied.
(Then I replied to them.)
'I truly envy you, Mr Fatuzzo the Nobel Prize-winner,' I replied.
'Cristina, I am a Europeanist! 'I replied.
"No, let's do an other take," I replied.
"We are the first refugees from Asia Minor," I replied.
"What's the matter?"I replied.
'We are already doing that,' I replied.
"If only they had!"I replied.
"But we can't go checking up on what happens to our money", I replied.
I hope I have replied to that.
'I dare you,' I replied, nearly breathless.
I posted some pictures and Cooper replied.
It still have not replied to that. I ask it to reply as a matter of urgency.
I replied to an ad from some millionaire.
So I replied to a newspaper advertisement.
Then, too, I replied to MEPs' questions.
"You are right,"I replied."This measure on the euro will be wonderful for us Members of the European Parliament."
Sorry for last night, I have not replied.
I sent her a message, and she replied.

I replied him.

This phrase is not a correct construction in English.

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And with such a vengeance I replied.
'I truly envy you, Mr Fatuzzo the Nobel Prize-winner,' I replied.
'Cristina, I am a Europeanist! 'I replied.
"No, let's do an other take," I replied.
"We are the first refugees from Asia Minor," I replied.
"What's the matter?"I replied.
'We are already doing that,' I replied.
"If only they had!"I replied.
"But we can't go checking up on what happens to our money", I replied.
'I dare you,' I replied, nearly breathless.
I posted some pictures and Cooper replied.
(Then I replied to them.)
"You are right,"I replied."This measure on the euro will be wonderful for us Members of the European Parliament."
Sorry for last night, I have not replied.
I sent her a message, and she replied.
"I already have," she replied.
But I wrote you at Christmas and you never replied.
Firstly, I have already replied.
I have asked for clarification and am told that a letter has just arrived, to which I have not yet replied.
I just want an answer to still hasn't replied.

Alternatives:

I replied to him.
I responded to him.
I answered him.
I gave him a reply.
I got back to him.

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