repeatedly

American  

[ri-pee-tid-lee] / rɪˈpi tɪd li /

adverb

1. again and again; over and over.

   Once I got into the music and started listening to it repeatedly, I was able to piece together the lyrics.

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Etymology

Origin of repeatedly

repeated ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

To do something repeatedly means to do it over and over again. If you text your friend repeatedly during her geometry test, she'll probably get annoyed and turn her phone off. If a teacher tells a student, "I've told you repeatedly that you need to raise your hand before you speak," it means that the teacher has said this many times. This adverb implies an ongoing or even constant kind of activity. At the heart of repeatedly is the verb repeat, which has the Latin root repetere, "do or say again," or "attack again."

Example Sentences

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repeatedly

Residents have taken to the streets and beaches repeatedly this summer to protest the growing flock of visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Valadao, 49, who comes from a dairy farming family, is well known in the district and has repeatedly secured victory in close races, retaking the seat in 2020 after losing it in 2018’s blue wave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The American dominated from the opening bell, repeatedly punishing Benn as the 29-year-old charged forward with a wild and increasingly desperate approach.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

For now, the team hopes the results encourage scientists and clinicians to pay closer attention to symptoms that patients repeatedly discuss online.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Thomas Sprat, writing a history of the Royal Society in 1667, repeatedly compared the reformation in natural philosophy with the earlier reformation in religion.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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