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repeat

[ ri-peet ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to say or utter again (something already said):

    to repeat a word for emphasis.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to say or utter in reproducing the words, inflections, etc., of another:

    to repeat a sentence after the teacher.

  3. to reproduce (utterances, sounds, etc.) in the manner of an echo, a phonograph, or the like.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. to tell (something heard) to another or others.
  5. to do, make, or perform again:

    to repeat an action.

  6. to go through or undergo again:

    to repeat an experience.



verb (used without object)

  1. to do or say something again.
  2. to cause a slight regurgitation:

    The onions I ate are repeating on me.

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

noun

  1. the act of repeating.
  2. something repeated; repetition.
  3. a duplicate or reproduction of something.
  4. a decorative pattern repeated, usually by printing, on a textile or the like.
  5. Music.
    1. a passage to be repeated.
    2. a sign, as a vertical arrangement of dots, calling for the repetition of a passage.
  6. a radio or television program that has been broadcast at least once before.

repeat

/ ɪˈ辱ː /

verb

  1. when tr, may take a clause as object to say or write (something) again, either once or several times; restate or reiterate
  2. to do or experience (something) again once or several times
  3. intr to occur more than once

    the last figure repeats

  4. tr; may take a clause as object to reproduce (the words, sounds, etc) uttered by someone else; echo
  5. tr to utter (a poem, speech, etc) from memory; recite
  6. intr
    1. (of food) to be tasted again after ingestion as the result of belching or slight regurgitation
    2. to belch
  7. tr; may take a clause as object to tell to another person (the words, esp secrets, imparted to one by someone else)
  8. intr (of a clock) to strike the hour or quarter-hour just past, when a spring is pressed
  9. intr to vote (illegally) more than once in a single election
  10. repeat oneself
    to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. the act or an instance of repeating
    2. ( as modifier )

      a repeat performance

  1. a word, action, etc, that is repeated
  2. an order made out for goods, provisions, etc, that duplicates a previous order
  3. a duplicate copy of something; reproduction
  4. radio television a further broadcast of a programme, film, etc, which has been broadcast before
  5. music a passage that is an exact restatement of the passage preceding it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Since again is part of the meaning of repeat , one should not say something is repeated again
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲹳ٲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ𲹳ٲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·𲹳a· adjective
  • ·𲹳a·i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDzr·𲹳 noun
  • -·𲹳iԲ adjective
  • un·𲹳a· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repeat1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English repeten (verb), from Middle French repeter, from Latin repetere “to attack again, demand return of,” equivalent to re- re- + petere “to reach towards, seek” ( perpetual, petulant )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repeat1

C14: from Old French repeter , from Latin repetere to seek again, from re- + petere to seek
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Synonym Study

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.
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They still have a chance of repeating last season's domestic treble and, with a Champions League quarter-final coming up against Aston Villa, a first European title is a serious possibility.

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The Irish trainer is now odds-on to repeat his landmark success of last year by winning the British championship again.

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Hannah Robinson, 21, was among those to be caught out and received hundreds of letters demanding money, as well as repeated phone calls.

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Asked about the donations, the charity repeated in a statement that it would "respect these wishes" for anonymity.

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Also to be considered are the benefits of adopting a fresh approach under a new head coach to ensure the deficiencies that have contributed to such a poor campaign are not repeated.

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