repeat
[ ri-peet ]
/ rɪˈpit /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of repeat
SYNONYMS FOR repeat
1, 5
Repeat,
recapitulate,
reiterate refer to saying a thing more than once. 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. To
reiterate is to do or say something over and over again, to repeat insistently:
to reiterate a refusal, a demand.
3 echo, reecho.
OTHER WORDS FROM repeat
Words nearby repeat
repass,
repast,
repatriate,
repay,
repeal,
repeat,
repeat oneself,
repeated,
repeater,
repeating decimal,
repeating firearm
Example sentences from the Web for repeat
British Dictionary definitions for repeat
repeat
/ (rɪˈpiːt) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of repeat
repeatability, noun repeatable, adjectiveWord Origin for repeat
C14: from Old French
repeter, from Latin
repetere to seek again, from
re- +
petere to seek
usage for repeat
Since
again is part of the meaning of
repeat, one should not say something is
repeated again