replay1 nounreplay2 verb
replayre‧play1 /ˈriːpleɪ/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Instant replays showed that Griffith caught the ball.
- Television commentators often use the replays to criticize the officials.
- The television cameras captured the violence and played it again in instant replay.
- Along with that, the league should reinstitute the use of instant replay.
- In the Down hurling final replay Ballycran will meet Ballygalget.
- Northampton lost 1-0 in the replay - but the best was yet to come.
- Recent developments suggest a replay of that 1992 incident.
- The third umpire said the replay was inconclusive as de Silva dived to make his ground.
- Uncertainty over the outcome of the election and the possibility of a replay in the autumn has undoubtedly delayed recovery.
Longman Language Activatora television or radio programme that is shown again► rerun/repeat
Collocations a television or radio programme that is shown again at a later time or date: · At this time of year, most of the primetime shows are reruns.· I'm not bothered about watching it tonight - it's a repeat of one I've already seen.
► replay also instant replay American a short part of a television programme, especially during a broadcast of a sporting event, that is shown again, often at a slower speed, so that people watching can see exactly what happened: · Television commentators often use the replays to criticize the officials.· The television cameras captured the violence and played it again in instant replay.
WORD SETS► Recordingalbum, nounamp, nounamplifier, nounamplify, verbaudiotape, nounB-side, nouncassette, nounCD, nounCD player, nouncompact disc, nouncompact disc player, nounDAT, noundisc, nounDolby, dub, verbearphone, nounearpiece, nounflip side, nounforty-five, noungramophone, nounhead, nounheadphones, nounhi-fi, nounhigh fidelity, adjectiveindie, nounjacket, nounlabel, nounliner note, nounlong-playing record, nounloop, nounloudspeaker, nounLP, nounmicrophone, nounmix, verbmixer, nounmonitor, nounneedle, nounpersonal stereo, nounphonograph, nounplayback, nounprerecord, verbpress, verbquadraphonic, adjectiverecord, nounrecord, verbreplay, verbreplay, nounreproduction, nounre-release, verbrewind, verbscratchy, adjectiveseventy-eight, nounsingle, nounsound check, nounspeaker, nounstereo, nounstereo, adjectivestudio, nounstylus, nountalking book, nountape, nountape, verbtape deck, nountape record, verbtape recorder, nountape recording, nountranscribe, verbtranscript, nountransfer, verbturntable, nounvideo, nounvideo, verbvideo, adjectivevideo camera, nounvideo cassette, nounvideo cassette recorder, nounvideodisc, nounvideographer, nounvideo recorder, nounvideotape, nounvideotape, verbvinyl, nounWalkman, nounwipe, verbwire, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► final
Word family· In the Down hurling final replay Ballycran will meet Ballygalget.· Only left half forward Niall Guiden retains the position he occupied against Donegal in the league final replay.· He has been banned for six months after being sent off in the Royal Liver League final replay against Donegal.
► instant· Along with that, the league should reinstitute the use of instant replay.
NOUN► action· Twenty seconds and it began to do its own action replay.· Then husband Simon promised her an action replay if she could lose weight.· This race gave McCallen one of his five wins last year, and looks his best bet for an action replay victory.· Hero Jeremy gets a chance to shine again Action replay!· Match of the day, action replay it's on Scotsport.· It is too early to say whether we are in for an action replay of the 70s.
► cup· But a Cup replay would throw those plans into disarray.
► television· Gabbiadini claimed the goal, but television replays seemed to show that the ball had deflected off Chivers, the Brighton captain.· On television replays Allen was not even in the screen when Conner picked off the pass and began running.
WORD FAMILYnounplayinterplayreplayplayerplayfulnessverbplayoutplayreplayadjectiveplayfulplayableadverbplayfully
1a game that is played again because neither team won the first time: 
Milan won the semi-final replay 3–0.2the playing again of an important part of a sports event being shown on television, usually at a slower speed so that it can be examined it more clearly: You can see on the replay that the goalkeeper was fouled. → action replay3informal something that is done exactly as it was beforereplay of a replay of the same old mistakesreplay1 nounreplay2 verb
replayre‧play2 /ˌriːˈpleɪ/ verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
replay
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | replay |
| he, she, it | replays | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | replayed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have replayed |
| he, she, it | has replayed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had replayed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will replay |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have replayed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am replaying |
| he, she, it | is replaying | |
| you, we, they | are replaying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was replaying |
| you, we, they | were replaying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been replaying |
| he, she, it | has been replaying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been replaying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be replaying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been replaying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Another of Ray's comments replayed in my head.
- Channel 5 will replay the game's highlights at midnight.
- This is a key series that both teams would like to replay in October.
- All night long I lie awake replaying the papers.
- Do not let him replay anything, ever.
- Imagination runs riot, memories of one's own lovemaking being replayed with another man playing your part.
- Jezrael wondered whose memory was being replayed inside her mind to guide her through this metal rat-run.
- Sequence numbers prevent reordering, loss, or replaying of messages by an attacker.
- Tetchy, funny, ugly and clever, this replays the dynamic of a first-class film noir.
- The trouble is, all we will see is one shot replayed 598 times.
WORD SETS► Recording
Collocationsalbum, nounamp, nounamplifier, nounamplify, verbaudiotape, nounB-side, nouncassette, nounCD, nounCD player, nouncompact disc, nouncompact disc player, nounDAT, noundisc, nounDolby, dub, verbearphone, nounearpiece, nounflip side, nounforty-five, noungramophone, nounhead, nounheadphones, nounhi-fi, nounhigh fidelity, adjectiveindie, nounjacket, nounlabel, nounliner note, nounlong-playing record, nounloop, nounloudspeaker, nounLP, nounmicrophone, nounmix, verbmixer, nounmonitor, nounneedle, nounpersonal stereo, nounphonograph, nounplayback, nounprerecord, verbpress, verbquadraphonic, adjectiverecord, nounrecord, verbreplay, verbreplay, nounreproduction, nounre-release, verbrewind, verbscratchy, adjectiveseventy-eight, nounsingle, nounsound check, nounspeaker, nounstereo, nounstereo, adjectivestudio, nounstylus, nountalking book, nountape, nountape, verbtape deck, nountape record, verbtape recorder, nountape recording, nountranscribe, verbtranscript, nountransfer, verbturntable, nounvideo, nounvideo, verbvideo, adjectivevideo camera, nounvideo cassette, nounvideo cassette recorder, nounvideodisc, nounvideographer, nounvideo recorder, nounvideotape, nounvideotape, verbvinyl, nounWalkman, nounwipe, verbwire, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► scene
Word family· He replays the scene in his head.· In order to resolve our underlying conflicts and problems, we find partners who enable us to replay old scenes.
WORD FAMILYnounplayinterplayreplayplayerplayfulnessverbplayoutplayreplayadjectiveplayfulplayableadverbplayfully
1to play a game again because neither team won the first time: The match will be replayed on Wednesday.2to show again on television something that has been recorded: Highlights of the race were replayed on the news.GRAMMAR Replay is often used in the passive.