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repeated

[ ri-pee-tid ]

/ rɪˈpi tɪd /

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adjective

done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.

Origin of repeated

First recorded in 1605–15; repeat + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM repeated

re·peat·ed·ly, adverb non·re·peat·ed, adjective un·re·peat·ed, adjective

Words nearby repeated

repatriate, repay, repeal, repeat, repeat oneself, repeated, repeater, repeating decimal, repeating firearm, repechage, repel

Example sentences from the Web for repeatedly

And yet Dempsey and others have repeatedly said ISIS cannot be defeated militarily.

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In it, Kraven the Hunter tracks down Spider-Man, shoots him repeatedly, and leaves him for dead, buried underground.

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Rather, Mahone is well aware of, and repeatedly stresses, the stunning rise to fame he has experienced.

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I refuse to be repeatedly mistreated especially by someone who claims to love me.

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Loescher repeatedly emphasized that these sites are by no means limited to the La Brea Tar Pits.

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I have repeatedly taken pen in hand to answer your kind letter.

A Letter Book |George Saintsbury
The Christians repeatedly bought that church of the pagans, when the latter were about to destroy it.

Early Travels in Palestine |Arculf et al.
These places seemed to hold some strong attraction for them, for they repeatedly returned after being driven off.

Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland Bent
The Board have repeatedly expressed to the Governors their desire to have the matter so decided.

McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 |Cyrus Macmillan
The sheriff managed to make his escape, albeit he was followed and repeatedly fired upon.

An Arkansas Planter |Opie Percival Read

British Dictionary definitions for repeatedly

repeated

/ (rɪˈpiːtɪd) /

adjective

done, made, or said again and again; continual or incessant

Derived forms of repeated

repeatedly, adverb