What does repeat mean?
Definitions for repeat
rɪˈpitre·peat
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word repeat.
Princeton's WordNet
repeat, repetitionverb
an event that repeats
"the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retellverb
to say, state, or perform again
"She kept reiterating her request"
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicateverb
make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
recur, repeatverb
happen or occur again
"This is a recurring story"
repeat, echoverb
to say again or imitate
"followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
repeat, take oververb
do over
"They would like to take it over again"
reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulateverb
repeat an earlier theme of a composition
Wiktionary
repeatnoun
An iteration; a repetition.
We gave up after the third repeat because it got boring.
repeatnoun
A television program shown after its initial presentation -- particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a rerun.
repeatverb
or To do or say again (and again).
The scientists repeat the experiment in order to confirm the result.
Etymology: From repeter, from repeto.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To REPEATverb
Etymology: repeto, Lat. repeter, Fr.
These evils thou repeat’st upon thyself,
Have banish’d me from Scotland. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.He, though his power
Creation could repeat, yet would be loth
Us to abolish. John Milton.Where sudden alterations are not necessary, the same effect may be obtained by the repeated force of diet with more safety to the body. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
The psalms, for the excellency of their use, deserve to be oftner repeated; but that their multitude permitteth not any oftner repetition. Richard Hooker.
Neglecting for Creüsa’s life his own,
Repeats the danger of the burning town. Edmund Waller.Beyond this place you can have no retreat,
Stay here, and I the danger will repeat. Dryden.Thou their natures know’st, and gav’st them names,
Needless to thee repeated. John Milton.He repeated some lines of Virgil, suitable to the occasion. , Life.
Wikipedia
Repeat
Repeat is a song by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from British recording artist Jessie J. Written by Jessie J, The Invisible Men, Ali Tennant, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Frédéric Riesterer and produced by Guetta, Tuinfort, Riesterer, the song has thus far peaked at number 108 in UK Singles Chart. Musically, "Repeat" is a mid-tempo pop song, with lyrics that feature Jessie dancing to the beat. Music critics positively reviewed the song, praising Jessie's vocal performance.
ChatGPT
repeat
Repeat refers to doing or performing an action, event, task, or activity again, usually in the same way as it was done before. It can also refer to saying something that has already been said. In certain contexts, it can mean to occur or appear again in a cycle or series.
Webster Dictionary
Repeatverb
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
Repeatverb
to make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again
Repeatverb
to repay or refund (an excess received)
Repeatnoun
the act of repeating; repetition
Repeatnoun
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.)
Repeatnoun
a mark, or series of dots, placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in performance
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Repeat
rē-pēt′, v.t. to do again: to speak again, to iterate: to quote from memory: to rehearse: (Scots law) to refund.—v.i. to strike the hours, as a watch: to recur: the act of repeating.—n. (mus.) a part performed a second time: a mark directing a part to be repeated.—adjs. Repeat′able; Repeat′ed, done again: frequent.—adv. Repeat′edly, many times repeated: again and again: frequently.—ns. Repeat′er, one who, or that which, repeats: a decimal in which the same figure or figures are continually repeated: a watch that strikes again the previous hour at the touch of a spring: a frigate appointed to attend an admiral in a fleet, and to repeat any signal he makes: (teleg.) an instrument for automatically retransmitting a message: in calico-printing, a figure repeated at equal intervals in a pattern; Repeat′ing, the fraud of voting at an election for the same candidate more than once.—Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; Repeat one's self, to say again what one has said already; Repeat signals, to repeat those of the senior officer: to make a signal again. [O. Fr. repeter (Fr. répéter)—L. repetĕre, repetitum—re-, again, petĕre, to seek.]
Editors Contribution
repeatverb
In the matter of being in opposition with the return to a previous state behind or after physical education used in speech to indicate the sign expressing the time when an event takes place. 1.) Say again something one has already said. Say or do the same thing again. 2.) Do something again, either once or a number of times.
Homage is paid when someone is to repeat a true quotation from a stand up honorable man of Godliness.
Etymology: Time
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on December 20, 2023
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'repeat' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3752
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'repeat' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2734
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'repeat' in Verbs Frequency: #308
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Anagrams for repeat »
retape
petrea
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of repeat in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of repeat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of repeat in a Sentence
Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.
When I missed the pitch, I knew I thought it was the best pitch that Watson was gonna throw me, so I was a little upset, and [Hundley] told me to stop complaining, get back into the box. And when I got in his face, he told me to also get out of his face. So that's when I got upset. I didn't like that he was telling me what to do, and then he said some words to me in English that I really can't repeat.
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
He is looking like a repeat offender and a bad actor, the SEC is taking action because it has a responsibility to protect the interests of consumers, investors and the public.
I am used to doing repeat 110's at practice, so I said 'it would be like training' and stayed focused, when they said we had to go again, I was like 'alright, let's just strap it up and let's get ready to rock!
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- herhaalAfrikaans
- أعاد, كررArabic
- təkrarlamaqAzerbaijani
- паўтара́ць, паўтары́цьBelarusian
- повта́рямBulgarian
- repetirCatalan, Valencian
- opakovatCzech
- ailadroddWelsh
- repetere, gentageDanish
- wiederholenGerman
- επαναλαμβάνωGreek
- ripetiEsperanto
- repetirSpanish
- kordamaEstonian
- تکرار شدنPersian
- toistaaFinnish
- répéterFrench
- repetirGalician
- दोहराना, फिर से कहनाHindi
- megismételHungarian
- կրկնելArmenian
- repeterInterlingua
- mengulangIndonesian
- endurtakaIcelandic
- ripetereItalian
- リピート, 繰り返すJapanese
- გამეორებაGeorgian
- қайталауKazakh
- 반복하다, 되풀이하다Korean
- itero, repetoLatin
- ຊ້ຳLao
- pakartotiLithuanian
- atkārtotLatvian
- ulangMalay
- ထပ်Burmese
- herdoen, herhalen, wederhalen, herzeggenDutch
- powtarzać, powtórzyćPolish
- repetirPortuguese
- повтори́ть, повторя́тьRussian
- ponòviti, поно̀витиSerbo-Croatian
- opakovaťSlovak
- ponovitiSlovene
- upprepa, repeteraSwedish
- ทำซ้ำThai
- tekrar etmek, tekrarlamak, yinelemekTurkish
- повто́рюватиUkrainian
- دوہراناUrdu
- nhắc lại, lặp lạiVietnamese
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