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repeat
[ri-peet]
verb (used with object)
to say or utter again (something already said).
to repeat a word for emphasis.
Synonyms: , ,to say or utter in reproducing the words, inflections, etc., of another.
to repeat a sentence after the teacher.
to reproduce (utterances, sounds, etc.) in the manner of an echo, a phonograph, or the like.
Synonyms: ,to tell (something heard) to another or others.
to do, make, or perform again.
to repeat an action.
to go through or undergo again.
to repeat an experience.
verb (used without object)
to do or say something again.
to cause a slight regurgitation.
The onions I ate are repeating on me.
to vote illegally by casting more than one vote in the same election.
noun
the act of repeating.
something repeated; repetition.
a duplicate or reproduction of something.
a decorative pattern repeated, usually by printing, on a textile or the like.
Music.
a passage to be repeated.
a sign, as a vertical arrangement of dots, calling for the repetition of a passage.
a radio or television program that has been broadcast at least once before.
repeat
/ ɪˈ辱ː /
verb
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to say or write (something) again, either once or several times; restate or reiterate
to do or experience (something) again once or several times
(intr) to occur more than once
the last figure repeats
(tr; may take a clause as object) to reproduce (the words, sounds, etc) uttered by someone else; echo
(tr) to utter (a poem, speech, etc) from memory; recite
(intr)
(of food) to be tasted again after ingestion as the result of belching or slight regurgitation
to belch
(tr; may take a clause as object) to tell to another person (the words, esp secrets, imparted to one by someone else)
(intr) (of a clock) to strike the hour or quarter-hour just past, when a spring is pressed
(intr) to vote (illegally) more than once in a single election
to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
noun
the act or an instance of repeating
( as modifier )
a repeat performance
a word, action, etc, that is repeated
an order made out for goods, provisions, etc, that duplicates a previous order
a duplicate copy of something; reproduction
radio television a further broadcast of a programme, film, etc, which has been broadcast before
music a passage that is an exact restatement of the passage preceding it
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- repeatable adjective
- repeatability noun
- nonrepeat noun
- self-repeating adjective
- unrepeatable adjective
- ˌٲˈٲ noun
- ˈٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repeat1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Shanks said that Scotland was missing out on similar investment, and repeated calls for the Scottish government to end its "ideological position" of presumption against nuclear power.
You probably have discussed this in previous columns but might be worth repeating.
He noted that anger over the military’s repeated clashes with civilians helped stoke the flames that led to the Civil War.
It was only after repeated emails to both Facewatch and Home Bargains that she eventually found there had been an allegation of theft of about £10 worth of toilet rolls on 8 May.
But there is a repeated acknowledgement of what are described as the UK's "long held grave concerns" about Iran's nuclear programme – the very thing Israel is attempting to destroy.
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