relay
Translation
to relay, to pass on, relay race, relay
Examples
Please relay the message to your team.
Please relay the message to your team.
The station will relay the broadcast live.
The station will relay the broadcast live.
She ran the first leg of the relay race.
She ran the first leg of the relay race.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to pass sth. on to sb. Please relay the message to your team.
Similar Words
Synonyms: transmit, pass on, convey
Etymology
From Old French 'relaier' (to leave behind, start afresh), from 're-' (again) + 'laier' (to leave).
Memory Tips
Think of a 'relay race' where the baton is passed on from one person to the next, just like information is relayed.