to relay
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3.5
- verb
- /rɪˈleɪ/
- If you guys hear anything, will you please be sure to relay that to us?
- relay messages
- relay information
- relay data
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Watch on YouTubeHe's like the guy in the bar who's relaying a story about some fish that he caught.
- He's like the guy in the bar who's relaying a story about some fish that he caught.
- Like he all these stories he's relaying to us now took him a long time to come up with right?
- Then from there the satellite ducks can be spread out around to send messages or relay them back to the main duck.
- But he's also wanting the victim to relay that, you know, he is from the Bakersfield area, which he wasn't.
- Apparently Travels insurance does something like this, but instead of it being the car that's relaying the information back to the insurer, it's an app.
- And let me just relay back, I'm not sure I can tell the full company name yet, but soon we will.
- And he's talking on the radio, He's got comms up, and he's trying to relay the situation, which says a lot about that dude.
- And the company commander spoke broken English, but English enough where he would relay to his unit that would be maneuvering to a new position.
Examples
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Just tell me your concerns and I'll relay them.
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"I've finished here," Bechtel tells the guard, who relays the information over his comlink.
Fiction book (1993) -
With a heavy heart, he proceeded to relay the events of that afternoon on the street.
Fiction book (1990) -
Essentially these guys need to relay large volumes of data.
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My request for contacts was automatically relayed to more than 300 members of that discussion group.
Academic text (1993) -
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that relay messages from one neuron to another through synapses.
Academic text (1997) -
From what the rescue team relayed to my office and what I have here in my notes, you say that you were with two other survivors, a Cole and Kody.
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Can you relay a message to him when you see him?
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If you hear any updates, please relay them to us as soon as possible.
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Please relay my instructions to the team during the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
To give something to another person
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2.7
To give something to another person, often information or a message
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3.7
To send something from one thing to another, for example a message or disease
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3.4
To send information, ideas, or feelings to someone
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2.0
Send sound or information from one place to another
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2.5
Give news, a message, or something you received to another person
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3.2
To forward something to its final place
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2.0
Make information spread among many people
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3.2
Show a program to many people on radio or television
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3.2
Give a copy of something to each person in a group, for example by email
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3.4
Pass a disease from one person or animal to another
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A device that picks up and sends a signal to make it stronger or reach farther
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1.9
A race between teams where each runner runs part of the distance and passes a baton
- Specialized
1
8.2
A small electric switch that changes when you press a button and stays that way until pressed again
- Specialized
1
4.5
A device that uses a small current to switch another circuit on or off
- Specialized
1
6.0
A device that makes weak radio or phone signals stronger and sends them on
- Specialized
1
8.2
An electrical switch that stays in its last on or off position without power
- Specialized
A switch that stays in one of two positions without power and changes when briefly given electricity
- Specialized
A device that stays on or off after being switched, even when control power is removed
- Specialized
An electric switch that goes back to its normal position when power is off
- Specialized
An electrical switch that stays in the same position when power is removed
How Widely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Relay as a verb follows the 'pass on' image: re- 'again' plus a root meaning 'to put' gives the idea of taking a message and putting it into the hands of the next person. So to relay information is to receive it and then pass it on.