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   Re·peat

   /rəˈpēt/

   

   verb

   • 1. say again something one has already said: "“Are you hurt?” he repeated" Similar say againrestatereiteratego through againgo over againrun through againiteraterehearserecapitulateinformal:recaprare:repriseingeminate
   • ▪ say again (something said or written by someone else): "he repeated the words after me" Similar say againrestatereiteratego through againgo over againrun through againiteraterehearserecapitulateinformal:recaprare:repriseingeminaterecitequotereproduceechoparrotregurgitatesay againrestateinformal:trot out
   • ▪ say or do the same thing again: "she was fretful and kept repeating herself"
   • ▪ used for emphasis: "force was not—repeat, not—to be used"
   • 2. do (something) again, either once or a number of times: "earlier experiments were to be repeated on a far larger scale" Similar do againredoreplicateduplicateperform again
   • ▪ broadcast (a television or radio program) again: "the thirteen episodes from the first two series were constantly repeated" Similar rebroadcastrerunreshowreplay
   • ▪ undertake (a course or period of instruction) again: "Mark had to repeat first and second grades"
   • ▪ occur again in the same way or form: "I don't intend to let history repeat itself"
   • ▪ illegally vote more than once in an election. US
   • ▪ attain a particular success or achievement again, especially by winning a championship for the second consecutive time: North American "the first team in nineteen years to repeat as NBA champions"
   • ▪ (of a watch or clock) strike (the last hour or quarter) over again when required: "a watch repeater that repeats hours and quarters"
   • 3. (of food) be tasted intermittently for some time after being swallowed as a result of belching or indigestion: British "it sat rather uncomfortably on my stomach and repeated on me for hours"

   noun

   • 1. an action, event, or other thing that occurs or is done again: "the final will be a repeat of last year" Similar repetitionduplicationreplicationrerunduplicatereplicacopyechorare:ditto
   • ▪ a repeated broadcast of a television or radio program: "she goes home alone to TV dinners and repeats of “I Love Lucy”" Similar rerunreplayrebroadcastreshowing
   • ▪ occurring, done, or used more than once: "a repeat prescription"
   • ▪ a consignment of goods similar to one already received.
   • ▪ a decorative pattern which is repeated uniformly over a surface: "rugs with simple repeat patterns"
   • ▪ a passage intended to be repeated.
   • ▪ a mark indicating a passage intended to be repeated.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, from re- ‘back’ + petere ‘seek’.

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   • Other forms: repeated; repeating; repeats You can use the word repeat for things that happen again. You can use the word repeat for things that happen again. When you repeat, you do or say the same thing more than once.

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   What does it mean if you repeat something?

   • If you repeat something, you say or write it again. You can say I repeat to show that you feel strongly about what you are repeating. He repeated that he had been mis-quoted. [VERB that] I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution. [VERB that] The President repeated his call for the release of hostages. [VERB noun]

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   • When you repeat, you do or say the same thing more than once. Sometimes you need to repeat what you said because someone didn’t hear it or understand it the first time, and other times you might repeat a statement for emphasis — you say it twice to really get your point across; in some cases you'll get "I heard you the first time" in return.

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   To repeat is to do or say something over again: to repeat a question, an order. To recapitulate is to restate in brief form, to summarize, often by repeating the principal points in a discourse: to recapitulate an argument.

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   You can use the word repeat for things that happen again. When you repeat, you do or say the same thing more than once. Sometimes you need to repeat what you said because someone didn’t hear it or understand it the first time, and other times you might repeat a statement for emphasis — you say it twice to really get your point across; in ...

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   [transitive] to say or write something again or more than once. repeat something to repeat a question/a claim/an assertion/a warning. to repeat a phrase/mantra. She repeated the word several times. I'm sorry—could you repeat that? She kept repeating his name softly over and over again.