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replay

A1
verbnoun

Pronunciation

UK

  • /rˈiːpleɪ/

US

  • /riˈpleɪ/

Description

We all love seeing something again. It might be a big sports moment, a favorite song, or a funny movie scene. A replay lets you watch or hear it one more time. It can also describe something that comes back in your mind, like a bad dream or a memory you keep going over.

Think of a video game: when you fail a level, you often get the option to replay it. Or imagine a short clip of a singer hitting a perfect note; you might press replay again and again to catch every detail. The context tells you whether we mean playing a recording again or having a scene come back in your mind.

Examples

  1. 1

    Video control

    Can you replay that part of the video?

  2. 2

    Sports broadcast

    The channel replayed the final goal several times after the match.

  3. 3

    Mental repetition

    I kept replaying his last message in my head all evening.

    • Pattern

      replay + memory/message in your head

      think about it again and again

  4. 4

    Recorded event

    I missed the first half, so I watched the replay later that night.

  5. 5

    Sports review

    The referee looked at the replay before making the final decision.

  6. 6

    Listening practice

    Tap replay if you want to hear the sentence again.

Forms and spellings

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Main spelling

  • replaynounverb

Forms

  • replayspluralnounverb
  • replayedpast tenseverbnoun
  • replaying-ing formverbnoun