repeat

  • 11repeat — I (do again) verb backslide, copy, do over, duplicate, give an encore, imitate, ingeminate, iterare, persist, reconstruct, recreate, recur, redo, reduplicate, reenact, regenerate, reinstitute, relapse, remake, renew, replicate, reproduce, resume …

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  • 12repeat — late 14c., from O.Fr. repeter say or do again, get back, demand the return of (13c.), from L. repetere do or say again, attack again, from re again + petere go toward, seek, demand, attack (see PETITION (Cf. petition)). Specific meaning to take a …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13repeat — re|peat1 W2S2 [rıˈpi:t] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(say again)¦ 2¦(do again)¦ 3¦(learn)¦ 4¦(tell)¦ 5¦(broadcast)¦ 6 something doesn t bear repeating Phrasal verbs  repeat on somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old F …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14repeat — [[t]rɪpi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ repeats, repeating, repeated 1) VERB If you repeat something, you say or write it again. You can say I repeat to show that you feel strongly about what you are repeating. [V that] He repeated that he had been mis quoted... [V… …

    English dictionary

  • 15repeat — I UK [rɪˈpiːt] / US [rɪˈpɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms repeat : present tense I/you/we/they repeat he/she/it repeats present participle repeating past tense repeated past participle repeated *** 1) to say or write something again Can you… …

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  • 16repeat — re|peat1 [ rı pit ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to say or write something again: Can you repeat what you just said, please? The first line is repeated throughout the poem. If you repeat those allegations, we will consult our lawyers. repeat that: He …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17repeat — 1 /rI pi:t/ verb 1 STATE AGAIN (T) to say or write something again: Can you repeat your question? | repeat that: Steven repeated patiently that he was busy. see say 1 2 DO AGAIN (T) to do something again: Repeat the treatment twice a day if… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18repeat — repeatable, adj. repeatability, n. /ri peet /, v.t. 1. to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis. 2. to say or utter in reproducing the words, inflections, etc., of another: to repeat a sentence after the… …

    Universalium

  • 19repeat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Repeat is used before these nouns: ↑business, ↑customer, ↑offender, ↑order, ↑performance, ↑prescription, ↑showing, ↑visit {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB …

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  • 20repeat — I. verb Etymology: Middle English repeten, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French repeter, from Old French, from Latin repetere to return to, repeat, from re + petere to go to, seek more at feather Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to… …

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