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   repeat

   /rɪˈpiːt/

   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 or more than once: "earlier experiments were repeated on a larger scale" Similar do againredoreplicateduplicateperform again
   • ▪ broadcast (a television or radio programme) 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 an 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 "that cucumber repeated on me for hours"

   noun

   • 1. something 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 programme: "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 to be repeated.

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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repeatRepeat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REPEAT is to say or state again. How to use repeat in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPEAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REPEAT definition: 1. to say or tell people something more than once: 2. to happen, or to do something, more than…. Learn more.

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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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repeatRepeat - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   say, state, or perform again. synonyms: ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, restate, retell. see more. psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus. restate (words) from one language into another language. provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPEAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to say or write (something) again, either once or several times; restate or reiterate. 2. to do or experience (something) again once or several times. 3.(intransitive) to occur more than once. the last figure repeats. 4.(tr; may take a clause as object) to reproduce (the words, sounds, etc) uttered by someone else; echo.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPEAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REPEAT meaning: 1. to say or tell people something more than once: 2. to happen, or to do something, more than…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrepeat verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › repeatRepeat Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To say over or through; recite (a poem, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Verb Definitions (11) Synonyms: go over again and again. hold-over. reerect. reconstruct. recast.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREPEAT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    Definitions of 'repeat' 1. 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. [...] 2. If you repeat something that someone else has said or written, you say or write the same thing, or tell it to another person. [...] 3.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › repeatrepeat | meaning of repeat in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    repeat meaning, definition, what is repeat: to say or write something again: Learn more.