relay
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From Middle English relai (“fresh team of dogs for a hunt”) (compare Middle English relaien (“to relay”)) 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 Germanic origin--a conflation of Frankish *latjan (“to delay, hinder”) (from Proto-Germanic *latjanan (“to delay, hinder, stall”), from Proto-Indo-European *le(i)d- (“to leave, leave behind”)) and Frankish *laibjan (“to leave”) (from Proto-Germanic *laibijanan (“to leave, cause to stay”), from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“to remain, continue”)). Akin to Old English latian (“to delay, hesitate”) (from Old English latu (“a delay, a hindrance”)), Old English lǣfan (“to leave”). More at let, leave.
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relay (plural relays)
- (electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
- (athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. Most common events are 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter competitions.
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relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relayed)
- (transitive) To pass or transfer from one person to another, especially repeatedly through a series of persons.
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- IPA: /ˈɻileɪ/
- Homophones: relay
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relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relaid)
- To lay again.
- He had to relay the tiles because the cement was too dry.
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- English words prefixed with re-
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