Replay Meaning
/ɹiːˈpleɪ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo play again.
verbTo display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times.
Sentence Examples
I find myself being enthralled by her reaction each time I replay it.
Replay the last 10 seconds.
This is a tape replay of Tebboune's address.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The player missed the moment, so he asked to ____ the video from the beginning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The referee asked for a video ____ of the incident before deciding whether to award the penalty.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-West Germanic *plehan Old English pleġan Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *plegōn Old English plegian Middle English pleyen Proto-West Germanic *plegō Old English plega Middle English pleye English play English replay From re- + play.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"So I replayed my '46 scenario and asked another unstandard academic, a charismatic, disenchanted philosophy professor named George Geiger, who had been Lou Gehrig's backup on the Columbia baseball team and John Dewey's last graduate student, what I should do."
— 2012, Clifford Geertz, Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics:
"Sundown yellow moon / I replay the past / I know every scene by heart / They all went by so fast"
— 1975, “If You See Her, Say Hello”, in Bob Dylan (lyrics), Blood On The Tracks, performed by Bob Dylan:
"It was a feeling so alien to his usual state of being that he was not able to put a name to it until that night, lying in bed and looking at the ceiling and replaying the day. Power."
— 1986, Stephen King, chapter 7, in It, New York: Viking, page 295:
"One of the features of Diablo that gives it good replay value is the ability to choose from three character types. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, thus requiring different strategies and tactics."
— 1997, Rick Barba, Michael Knight, Rod Harten, CD-ROM Classics: Cheats and Hints to Your Favorite Games, Prima Games, →ISBN:
"It's a no-frills, no-hype game that's not only original in concept but fun to play while providing massive replay value."
— 2007, GameAxis Unwired, page 46:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The player missed the moment, so he asked to ____ the video from the beginning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The referee asked for a video ____ of the incident before deciding whether to award the penalty.