Definition

1. Noun:

   • A rebroadcast of recorded action: A replay is the immediate showing again of something that has been recorded, especially a sequence in a sports event.
   • A game played again: A replay can also refer to a game or match that is played a second time, often to decide a winner after a tie.

2. Verb:

   • To play again: To replay means to play something a second or subsequent time. This can refer to games, points in a game, or recorded media.
   • To reproduce a recording: To replay means to cause a recording (audio or video) to be heard or seen again.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The referee checked the video replay to make the correct call.
  • The cup tie ended in a draw, so there will be a replay next Wednesday.

• Verb:

  • Let's replay the last level of the video game.
  • The system automatically replays the security footage.
  • The two teams will replay the match next week.

Advanced Usage

• "Instant replay": A video replay, especially in sports, that is shown shortly after the live action occurs.

  • The controversial goal was confirmed using instant replay.

• "Action replay": Another term for a video replay of a sports sequence.

  • We saw an amazing action replay of the winning touchdown.

Variants and Related Words

• Replayable (adj): Capable of or suitable for being played again.

  • The game has high replayable value because of its multiple endings.

• Replayer (n): A device or person that replays something.

  • He acted as the replayer of the coach's instructions for the team.

Synonyms

• Noun: Rebroadcast, re-showing, repetition.
• Verb: Repeat, redo, re-show, play back.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

• Play back: This is a key phrasal verb from which "replay" is conceptually derived. It means to reproduce recorded sound or pictures.
  • Can you play back the last message on the answering machine?

Related Idioms

• "Let's run that by again": An informal idiom meaning to repeat or review something, similar in concept to asking for a replay of information.
  • I didn't understand the instructions. Can we run that by again?

Noun

1. the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
2. something (especially a game) that is played again

Verb

1. play again
   • We replayed the game
   • replay a point
2. repeat a game against the same opponent
   • Princeton replayed Harvard
3. play (a melody) again
4. reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
   • The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent