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

Other Word Forms

• repeatedly adverb
• nonrepeated adjective
• unrepeated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of repeated¹

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

Example Sentences

Freida repeated in her later post that her sister has “been a little under the weather” and said she “simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer.”

From Los Angeles Times

The move was not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Mahmood said, adding that repeated large-scale pro-Palestinian protests had caused "considerable fear" for the Jewish community.

From BBC

A Big Brother contestant has been removed from the reality show for the "repeated use of unacceptable language and behaviour", ITV has said.

From BBC

It's a message that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers have repeated over the past few weeks - make in India and spend in India.

From BBC

Badenoch has faced repeated questions about her leadership at the conference in Manchester.

From BBC

Related Words

• frequent 
• periodic 
• recurrent 
• recurring