repeated

[ ri-pee-tid ]

adjective

1. done, made, or said again and again:

   repeated attempts.

repeated

/ rɪˈpiːtɪd /

adjective

1. done, made, or said again and again; continual or incessant

Derived Forms

• reˈpeatedly, adverb

Other Words From

• re·peat·ed·ly adverb
• non·re·peat·ed adjective
• un·re·peat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of repeated¹

First recorded in 1605–15; repeat + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a bit of foreshadowing, he repeated that opinion in November.

From The Daily Beast

In an email exchange a friend said many had repeated this same succinct review but they could never elaborate.

From The Daily Beast

In 1957, the islands came under repeated shelling by Mainland--or as it was then called, “Red”-- China.

From The Daily Beast

They repeated that several times and before the procession moved on.

From The Daily Beast

Abu Faour declined repeated requests to comment for this article.

From The Daily Beast

The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.

From Project Gutenberg

They held the compound against repeated assaults, and lost several men in hand-to-hand fighting.

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Frantic applause, several times repeated, which drowned the voice of the orator.

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She embraced Otteline; and gave him her hand to kiss, with repeated expressions of future confidence in the husband of her friend.

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And in his heart the name of the poem repeated itself with significant insistence: Unwelcome!

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Related Words

• frequent
• periodic
• recurrent
• recurring