English

Verb

replay ‎(third-person singular simple present replays, present participle replaying, simple past and past participle replayed)

1. (transitive) to play again
2. to display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times

Synonyms

• do over

Noun

replay ‎(plural replays)

1. the replaying of (something), for example of televised footage.

   Show us that replay one more time.

   • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

     He met Luis Suarez's cross at the far post, only for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to show brilliant reflexes to deflect his header on to the bar. Carroll turned away to lead Liverpool's insistent protests that the ball had crossed the line but referee Phil Dowd and assistant referee Andrew Garratt waved play on, with even a succession of replays proving inconclusive.

2. (video games) saved video footage of the gameplay of a computer game
3. (sports) a replayed match, often after the first game or match ended in a draw.

Related terms

• instant replay
• replayability
• replay attack

Translations

Anagrams

• parley
• pearly
• player

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English replay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈplɛi/, /reˈplei/, /riˈplɛi/, /riˈplei/

Noun

replay m ‎(invariable)

1. replay (of a TV footage)