Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To pass on or transfer (information).

    The CCTV cameras relay what's going on to the headquarters.

    Can you relay this message to John?

    weitergeben

    передава́тьperedavátʹ, переда́тьperedátʹ, трансли́роватьtranslírovatʹ

    pass along

  2. (intransitive, obsolete)To release a new set of hounds.

  3. (archaic, transitive)To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.

  4. (archaic, intransitive)To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses.

Examples

21 sentences

  1. I'll relay your message to Tom.

    Я передам твоє повідомлення Тому. — deniko

    ruЯ передам твоё сообщение Тому. — marafon

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  2. I relayed the message to her.

    ruЯ передал ей сообщение. — odexed

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  3. I relayed the message to Tom.

    ruЯ передал сообщение Тому. — marafon

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  4. Did you relay my message?

    ruВы передали моё сообщение? — Wezel

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  5. We're one baton short for the relay.

    ruНам не хватает одной палочки для эстафеты. — fjay69

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to pass on or transfer (information):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to pass on or transfer (information):

Origin

From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired anim

From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin.

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Forms

relays, relaying, relayed, relayed
Base formrelay · to relay
3rd person singularrelays
Present participlerelaying
Past simplerelayed
Past participlerelayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrelay
he, she, itrelays

Past simpleLesson

all personsrelayed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave relayed
he, she, ithas relayed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill relay

Synonyms

1 synonyms
to relay a message:conveyB1

Word family

3 related words
Derivedmisrelaynanorelayphosphorelay

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
relativismrelativityB2relaxA2relaxationB2relearnreleaseA2relegateC2
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