Definitions of repeat [ɪˈpit]

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Definition of 'repeat'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) repeat
to say or do again.

2.  repeat
to reproduce the words, inflections, etc., of another:
Now repeat it after me.

3.  repeat
to reproduce (sounds) in the manner of an echo.

4.  repeat
to tell (something heard) to another.

5.  repeat
to undergo again.

6. (v.i.) repeat
to say or do something again.

7.  repeat
to cause a taste to return after eating, as through belching:
Onions always repeat on me.

8.  repeat
to vote illegally by casting more than one vote in the same election.

9. (n.) repeat
the act of repeating.

10.  repeat
something repeated; repetition.

11.  repeat
a duplication or reproduction.

12.  repeat
a musical passage to be performed anew.

13.  repeat
a sign placed in the score before and after such a passage.

14.  repeat
a radio or television program that has been broadcast at least once before.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME repeten (v.) < MF repeter < L repetere to return to, repeat =re-re - +petere to reach towards, seek)

Definition of 'repeat'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) repeat, repetition
an event that repeats
"the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"

2. (verb) repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
to say, state, or perform again
"She kept reiterating her request"

3. (verb) duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate
make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

4. (verb) recur, repeat
happen or occur again
"This is a recurring story"

5. (verb) repeat, echo
to say again or imitate
"followers echoing the cries of their leaders"

6. (verb) repeat, take over
do over
"They would like to take it over again"

7. (verb) reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate
repeat an earlier theme of a composition

Definition of 'repeat'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) repeat
to say or do sth again or several times
Can you repeat this sentence after me?; I'll never repeat that mistake.; a repeating rhythm

2. repeat
to tell sb information that sb else told you; = recount
Do not repeat a word of what I said.

3. (noun) repeat
sth that is repeated
a repeat of last night's argument

4. repeat
a TV show, radio show, etc. that has been broadcast before; = rerun
There's never anything on except repeats.

Definition of 'repeat'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) repeat
the act of repeating; repetition

2. (noun) repeat
that which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced (as in calico printing, etc.)

3. (noun) repeat
a mark, or series of dots, placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in performance

4. (verb) repeat
to go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem

5. (verb) repeat
to make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again

6. (verb) repeat
to repay or refund (an excess received)

Translation of 'repeat'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to say or do again Would you repeat those instructions, please?
Afrikaans: herhaal	Arabic: يُكَرِّر	Bulgarian: повтарям
Brazilian: repetir	Czech: opakovat	German: wiederholen
Danish: gentage	Greek: επαναλαμβάνω	Spanish: repetir
Estonian: kordama	Farsi: دوباره گغتن؛ تکرار کردن	Finnish: toistaa
French: répéter	Hebrew: לַחֲזוֹר עַל-	Hindi: दोहराना
Croatian: ponoviti	Hungarian: (meg)ismétel	Indonesian: mengulangi
Icelandic: endurtaka	Italian: ripetere	Japanese: くり返す
Korean: 반복하다	Lithuanian: pakartoti	Latvian: atkārtot
Malay: ulangi	Dutch: herhalen	Norwegian: gjenta
Polish: powtórzyć	Persian: دوباره گغتن؛ تکرار کردن	Pashto: بيا ويل، تكرارول: بيا كول
Portuguese: repetir	Romanian: a repeta	Russian: повторять
Slovak: opakovať	Slovenian: ponoviti	Serbian: ponoviti
Swedish: upprepa, repetera	Thai: พูดซ้ำ	Turkish: tekrarlamak
Taiwanese: 重說，重做	Ukrainian: повторювати	Urdu: پھر سے کرنا یا کہنا
Vietnamese: lặp lại	Chinese: 重说，重做
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