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replay

/ˈriːpleɪ/noun

उच्चारण रीप्ले

दोबारा खेला जाने वाला मैच, रीप्ले

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] British

    a game that is played again, because the first game did not have a winner

    दोबारा खेला जाने वाला मैच, रीप्ले

    • The cup final ended in a draw, so there will be a replay on Saturday.
    • Fans demanded a replay after the referee ignored a clear foul in the first half.
    • The two teams will play a replay at a neutral ground.
    + 2 more examples
    • The replay ended in a win for the home side.
    • There was a replay after the first game ended level.

    Synonyms rematch

  2. 2

    [C]

    the playing again of a short section of a film, tape or video, especially to look at a moment in a sports game again

    (वीडियो, रिकॉर्डिंग को) दोबारा दिखाना, रीप्ले

    • The replay showed clearly that the batsman was out.
    • Watch the action replay in slow motion.
    • The TV replay showed the ball just touching the line.
    + 2 more examples
    • Let's watch the replay of that goal again.
    • The third umpire checked the replay carefully.
  3. 3

    [sing.]

    something that happens in exactly the same way as something that happened before

    पुनरावृत्ति, पहले जैसी घटना

    • The election became a replay of the contest five years ago.
    • This crisis is an exact replay of what happened in the markets years ago.
    • It was a replay of last year's argument.
    + 2 more examples
    • The meeting was a replay of the previous one.
    • The match was a replay of the old rivalry.

    Synonyms repeat repetition rerun

verb/ˌriːˈpleɪ/
  1. 1

    [T] especially British

    to play a sports game again, because neither team won the first time

    (मैच) दोबारा खेलना

    • The match will be replayed next week.
    • The two teams will have to replay the match after the floodlights failed.
    • The final will be replayed on Sunday.
    + 2 more examples
    • Both teams agreed to replay the game.
    • The match had to be replayed because of rain.
  2. 2

    [T]

    to play again something that has been recorded on a tape, film or video

    (रिकॉर्डिंग) दोबारा चलाना

    • They replayed the video to check the goal.
    • The umpire asked the broadcaster to replay the catch in slow motion.
    • Can you replay the song from the beginning?
    + 2 more examples
    • The channel replayed the interview later that night.
    • He replayed the clip several times.

    Synonyms rerun play back repeat

  3. 3

    [T]

    to think about something that happened in the past again and again

    (पुरानी बात को) मन में बार-बार दोहराना

    • Radhika kept replaying the interview in her mind.
    • He kept replaying his last conversation with his grandfather in his head.
    • She replayed the conversation in her head all night.
    + 2 more examples
    • He replayed his mistakes again and again.
    • I kept replaying the scene in my mind.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

rematch repeat repetition rerun play back

§Grammar and usage

The noun replay is stressed on the first syllable (REE-play), but the verb is stressed on the second (ree-PLAY).

Noun replay पर ज़ोर पहले syllable पर पड़ता है (REE-play), पर verb में दूसरे syllable पर (ree-PLAY)।