I. re ‧ play 1 /ˌriːˈpleɪ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ play , ↑ interplay , ↑ replay , ↑ player , ↑ playfulness ; verb : ↑ play , ↑ outplay , ↑ replay ; adjective : ↑ playful , ↑ playable ; adverb : ↑ playfully ]
1 . [usually passive] to play a game again because neither team won the first time:
The match will be replayed on Wednesday.
2 . to show again on television something that has been recorded:
Highlights of the race were replayed on the news.
II. re ‧ play 2 /ˈriːpleɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ play , ↑ interplay , ↑ replay , ↑ player , ↑ playfulness ; verb : ↑ play , ↑ outplay , ↑ replay ; adjective : ↑ playful , ↑ playable ; adverb : ↑ playfully ]
1 . a game that is played again because neither team won the first time:
Milan won the semi-final replay 3–0.
2 . a part of a game of sport that has been recorded on video tape or film, and that is shown again, especially in order to examine it more clearly:
You can see on the replay that the goalkeeper was fouled.
⇨ ↑ action replay
3 . informal something that is done exactly as it was before
replay of
a replay of the same old mistakes