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replay

  • /ɹiːˈpleɪ/
  • /ˈɹiːpleɪ/

Rhymes with -eɪ

verb replays · replaying · replayed

  1. transitive To play again. 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.
  2. transitive To display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times. Sundown yellow moon / I replay the past / I know every scene by heart / They all went by so fast

Similar: do over

noun replays

  1. An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something). 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.
  2. A repeat or subsequent playing of some or all of something which was previously broadcast or performed, or a playing of something which was recorded, such as a live event or a television broadcast, the gameplay of a computer game, etc. 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
  3. A (video or audio) recording of an action or event that is or can be replayed after being recorded; saved video footage (which is, or can be, replayed) of the gameplay of a computer game, a (portion of a) televised sports match, etc. Show us that replay one more time.
  4. A free credit that is awarded when a certain feat is achieved within a game, such as surpassing a set number of points.
  5. A replayed match, often after the first game or match ended in a draw; a rematch. As late as 1971 he was still chasing silverware, helping Real reach the European Cup-Winners' Cup final where they were beaten in a replay by a Peter Osgood goal for Chelsea.
  6. A repetition of another event, scene, or occurrence; a recurrence or reenactment. Lucia is now the wealthy wife of a well-known orchestra conductor, but like Max she is irresistibly drawn into a replay of their intense liasison, with tragic consequences.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: play back, action replay, rematch, rebroadcast, resubmission, re-run, reprinting, reconstitution, reoccurrence, repeat, replenishment, refund, repeating, repetition, recurrence, playback

verb

Similar: do over

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verb To play again

Españolrepetir
日本語リプレイする ripurei suru
中文重播 chóngbō

noun the replaying of something

Españolrepetición
한국어리플레이 ripeullei
日本語リプレイ ripurei
DeutschWiederholung

noun replayed match

Españolpartido de desempate, partido postergado

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@misc{replay_2026,
  title = {replay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/replay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}