play back

verb

To replay a recording.

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verbplay back (third-person singular simple present plays back, present participle playing back, simple past and past participle played back)

present singular third person plays back · participle present playing back · participle past played back · past played back

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo replay a recording.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbreproduce (a recording) on a recorder

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20back.

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