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RT

1 American  
[ahr-tee] / ˈɑrˈti /
Or rt

noun

RTs, plural RT's plural
  1. retweet.

    Thanks for all of the likes and RTs.


verb (used with or without object)

RTd, RT'd, RTed, RTing, RT'ing
  1. retweet: I don’t like to RT blindly.

    Please RT this important petition.

    I don’t like to RT blindly.

RT 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. radiotelegraphy.

  2. radiotelephone.

  3. radiotelephony.

  4. respiratory therapist.

  5. respiratory therapy.

  6. retweet.


rt. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. right.


r.t. 4 American  

abbreviation

Football.
  1. right tackle.


RT 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. radio telegraphy

  2. radio telephony

"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

rt 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. right

"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

Usage

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of RT

First recorded in 2008

Example Sentences

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In July 2009, he was appointed as a member of the Privy Council, with his full title becoming The Rt Hon Lord Paul of Marylebone PC.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Rt Revd Ruth Worsley, Interim Bishop of Liverpool, said the Pope's leadership remained "steadfast through a rapidly changing world, shaped by many global events".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

These hearings have allowed the Chairman, The Rt Hon Lord Turnbull, to hear directly from those most affected by the bombing, "so he can understand the terrible consequences people suffered because of the bomb".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

"There has been a stalling of progress," said the Rt Hon Caroline Flint, chair of the Committee on Fuel Poverty, which advises the government.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

D. and J. Sadlier have issued a translation of the Abbé Martinet's celebrated Solution of Great Problems placed within the Reach of every Mind, with a preface by the Rt.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. by Various

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