play back
Third Person
plays back
Present Participle
playing back
Past Tense
played back
Past Participle
played back
1
to listen to or watch something again after recording it
transitive
- As soon as they finished filming the scene, they played it back to check for any errors.
- After recording his grandmother's stories, he played them back to the family, bringing back cherished memories.
- Wanting to perfect her dance moves, she recorded her routine and played it back to observe any mistakes.
- During their road trip, they played back the videos they took during the day and laughed at the fun memories.
- They asked to play the scene back to observe the actor's expressions.
Synonyms:
2
to recall a sequence of events or emotions, often mentally
transitive
- As she looked at the empty chair across the table, she played back all the meals they had shared there, each memory bittersweet.
- As I sat in the quiet room, I played back our laughter-filled nights in my mind, yearning for those happier times.
- Focusing on that one failed venture and playing it back time and again will only overshadow all your other successful endeavors.
- Whenever it snowed, he would play back that winter afternoon they spent building a snowman together.
- If you keep playing back every minor mistake you made during your presentation, you'll never find the confidence to stand on stage again.