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repeat

re·peat

UK/ɹɪˈpiːt/ US/ɹɪˈpit/ common
verb (6) noun (1)

verb

1.

to say, state, or perform again

  • “She kept reiterating her request”
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2.

make or do or perform again

  • “He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick”
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3.

happen or occur again

  • “This is a recurring story”
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4.

to say again or imitate

  • “followers echoing the cries of their leaders”
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5.

do over

  • “They would like to take it over again”
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6.

noun

1.

an event that repeats

  • “the events today were a repeat of yesterday”
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Origin

From Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from the prefix re- (“again”) + petō (“to attack, beseech”).

Phrases

  • direct repeat
  • please repeat after me
  • repeat itself
  • repeat offend
  • repeat offender
  • repeat on
  • repeat oneself
  • repeating decimal
  • repeating unit

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