re-lay en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/ (UK)
- /ˌɹiˈleɪ/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English lay English re-lay From re- + lay.
Meanings
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(transitive) To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.
BP re-laid and extended the track to provide two half-length loading roads, two half-length stabling sidings, and a reception siding.
2019 November 6, Andy Coward, “Fuelling additional rail freight traffic”, in Rail, page 58:The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:relay the pitch
He had to re-lay the tiles because the cement was too dry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| re-lays | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| re-laid | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| re-laid | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| relay | alternative | lexicographic | |
| re-laying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
eo remeti (to lay again) · it rimettere (to lay again) · it ricollocare (to lay again) · nl herleggen (to lay again) · is endurleggja (to lay again) · fr remettre (to lay again) · es reponer (to lay again)