play back
play back · plays back · played back · playing back
To replay a recordingTo replay a recording.
» Kids these days don't know how we played back then.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To replay a recording.
reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
Examples
4 sentencesKids these days don't know how we played back then.
Please play it back for me after you've finished the recording.
deSpiel bitte die Aufnahme ab, nachdem die Aufzeichnung beendet ist.
Ali plays right back.
Sami plays the incident back in his head all the time.
Forms
plays back, playing back, played back, played back| Base form | play back · to play back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays back |
| Present participle | playing back |
| Past simple | played back |
| Past participle | played back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- play upвитягти, витягатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, up.
- play offвідповідати, зійтисяTo portray (something) (as unimportant); to dismiss or make light of (a factor in a situation, or one's embarrassment about it); to pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed, or otherwise affected by (it).
- play outнабридати, втомлюватисяTo play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
- play downзрубати, зрубуватиTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
- play alongслідувати, дотримуватисяTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.
- play onTo exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.
- play inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, in.
- play backTo replay a recording.
More 7
- play awayTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's home
- play intoTo support (an idea or plan).
- play aroundTo behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way.
- play throughTo overtake a slower group of players ahead of one's own group, rather than waiting for them to finish the hole before proceeding.
- play aboutSynonym of play around.
- play withUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with.
- play toUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, to.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- reproduce (a recording) on a recorder:replay
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedplayback
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb