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- pronunciation:
- rih
pit
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
repeats, repeating, repeated |
| definition 1: |
to state or utter again (what has already been said).
When there was no response, the interviewer repeated the question.The ship repeated its signal.- synonyms:
- iterate, reiterate, restate
- similar words:
- harp on, rehash, rehearse, rephrase, replicate, reword
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| definition 2: |
to restate or duplicate (the words of someone else).
The students repeated the French phrases until they could say them fluently.- synonyms:
- duplicate, echo, replicate, restate
- similar words:
- ape, ditto, mimic, parrot
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| definition 3: |
to tell (something one has heard) to another.
She repeated a joke that she'd heard from her friends.This is a secret, so please don't repeat it.- synonyms:
- relate, tell
- similar words:
- divulge, recite, recount, reveal
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| definition 4: |
to do or experience again (something that has gone on before).
This was a terrible mistake that he hoped he would never repeat.You must repeat these safety procedures each time you use the machine.- synonyms:
- redo, relive, remake, rerun
- similar words:
- ditto, double, duplicate
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| related words: |
narrate, noise, practice, quote, renew, report |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to state or do something again.
Never use this machine without your safety glasses. Do I need to repeat?Wash and dry the area thoroughly; then apply the ointment. Repeat every four hours.- similar words:
- recite, replicate
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| related words: |
practice, quote |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of repeating.
A repeat of the riots occurred the following year.- synonyms:
- reiteration, remake, repetition, replay, rerun
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| definition 2: |
something repeated.
I don't mind watching repeats of my favorite old TV shows.- synonyms:
- reiteration, repetition, replay, reprise
- similar words:
- replicate
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| derivations: |
repeatable (adj.), repeatability (n.) |
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