Standard Lemma guide

re-record

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of reverting to an earlier save state while recording a speedrun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • Gavin Ward's tool-assisted speedrun of Sonic 3 & Knuckles has no fewer than 160,027 re-records.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To record again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To revert to an earlier save state while recording a speedrun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • When making a tool-assisted speedrun, re-recording is inevitable if you want to attain a good time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English record English re-record From re- + record.