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re-lay

UK/ˌɹiːˈleɪ//ˌɹiˈleɪ/

re-lay verb: to lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.

Verb

re-lay (third-person singular simple present re-lays, present participle re-laying, simple past and past participle re-laid)

  1. (transitive) To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.
    • relay the pitch
    • He had to re-lay the tiles because the cement was too dry.

Forms of re-lay

third-person singular presentre-lays
present participlere-laying
past participlere-laid
pastre-laid
alternative formrelay

Origin of re-lay

From re- + lay.

Words that rhyme with re-lay

Questions about re-lay

What does re-lay mean?
Re-lay means to lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.
What part of speech is re-lay?
Re-lay is a verb.
How do you pronounce re-lay?
Re-lay is pronounced /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of re-lay?
The past tense of re-lay is re-laid.

Words near re-lay in the dictionary

  1. re-Latinising
  2. re-Latinize
  3. re-Latinized
  4. re-Latinizes
  5. re-Latinizing
  6. re-lay
  7. re-laying
  8. re-lays
  9. re-lease
  10. re-leased
  11. re-leases

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