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.
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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. — xtofu80
Ali plays right back.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To replay a recording.
More definitions
- reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
Forms
plays back, playing back, played back, played backirregular
| Base form | play back · to play back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays back |
| Present participle | playing back |
| Past simple | played back |
| Past participle | played back |
Tenses
play back · played back · will play back · have played backPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- play withjuguetear conbawić sięTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
- play inOf a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings.
- play onTo exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.
- play outTo play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
- play alongподыгрыватьTo participate in a joke or trick while hiding one's knowledge of its true nature.mitspielenTo participate in a joke or trick while hiding one's knowledge of its true nature.seguir el juegoTo participate in a joke or trick while hiding one's knowledge of its true nature.stare al giocoTo participate in a joke or trick while hiding one's knowledge of its true nature.udawać głupiegoTo participate in a joke or trick while hiding one's knowledge of its true nature.To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.
- play aroundTo behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way.
- play offTo 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 aboutSynonym of play around.
More 8
- play toTo act in a way most suitable to; to act in a way that best brings out (a quality, condition, etc.).
- play upTo make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
- play backTo replay a recording.
- 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 intoTo support (an idea or plan).
- play up toTo try to gain favour with by flattery.
- play downTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
- play awayslangTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's home
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.