repeat

[ ri-peet ]

verb (used with object)

1. to say or utter again (something already said):

   to repeat a word for emphasis.

   Synonyms: rehearse, recite, iterate

2. to say or utter in reproducing the words, inflections, etc., of another:

   to repeat a sentence after the teacher.

3. to reproduce (utterances, sounds, etc.) in the manner of an echo, a phonograph, or the like.

   Synonyms: reecho, echo

4. to tell (something heard) to another or others.
5. to do, make, or perform again:

   to repeat an action.

6. to go through or undergo again:

   to repeat an experience.

verb (used without object)

1. to do or say something again.
2. to cause a slight regurgitation:

   The onions I ate are repeating on me.

3. to vote illegally by casting more than one vote in the same election.

noun

1. the act of repeating.
2. something repeated; repetition.
3. a duplicate or reproduction of something.
4. a decorative pattern repeated, usually by printing, on a textile or the like.
5. Music.
   1. a passage to be repeated.
   2. a sign, as a vertical arrangement of dots, calling for the repetition of a passage.
6. a radio or television program that has been broadcast at least once before.

repeat

/ rɪˈpiːt /

verb

1. when tr, may take a clause as object to say or write (something) again, either once or several times; restate or reiterate
2. to do or experience (something) again once or several times
3. intr to occur more than once

   the last figure repeats

4. tr; may take a clause as object to reproduce (the words, sounds, etc) uttered by someone else; echo
5. tr to utter (a poem, speech, etc) from memory; recite
6. intr
   1. (of food) to be tasted again after ingestion as the result of belching or slight regurgitation
   2. to belch
7. tr; may take a clause as object to tell to another person (the words, esp secrets, imparted to one by someone else)
8. intr (of a clock) to strike the hour or quarter-hour just past, when a spring is pressed
9. intr to vote (illegally) more than once in a single election
10. repeat oneself
    to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious

noun

1. 1. the act or an instance of repeating
   2. ( as modifier )

      a repeat performance

2. a word, action, etc, that is repeated
3. an order made out for goods, provisions, etc, that duplicates a previous order
4. a duplicate copy of something; reproduction
5. radio television a further broadcast of a programme, film, etc, which has been broadcast before
6. music a passage that is an exact restatement of the passage preceding it

Usage

Since again is part of the meaning of repeat , one should not say something is repeated again

Derived Forms

• reˌpeataˈbility, noun
• reˈpeatable, adjective

Other Words From

• re·peata·ble adjective
• re·peata·bili·ty noun
• nonre·peat noun
• self-re·peating adjective
• unre·peata·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of repeat¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English repeten (verb), from Middle French repeter, from Latin repetere “to attack again, demand return of,” equivalent to re- re- + petere “to reach towards, seek” ( perpetual, petulant )

Word History and Origins

Origin of repeat¹

C14: from Old French repeter , from Latin repetere to seek again, from re- + petere to seek

Synonym Study

Repeat, recapitulate, reiterate refer to saying a thing more than once. To repeat is to do or say something over again: to repeat a question, an order. To recapitulate is to restate in brief form, to summarize, often by repeating the principal points in a discourse: to recapitulate an argument. To reiterate is to do or say something over and over again, to repeat insistently: to reiterate a refusal, a demand.

Example Sentences

While not every Super Bowl bettor will turn into a habitual gambler, Yahoo execs are confident that its ecosystem can turn many of the first-timer bettors it attracts into repeat customers.

From Digiday

This is a straightforward repeat of the tactic Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell used against former president Barack Obama.

From Washington Post

This allows the publisher to remarket to readers for repeat purchases and offer branded merchandise to build the commerce brand even further.

From Digiday

Government officials are sealing off streets and some large public areas in the hopes of preventing a repeat of last week’s chaos.

From Washington Post

This repeat revenue is also high margin with less than 20% cost of revenue and is expected to grow more than 30% per year on our platform.

From TechCrunch

This time it would be the biggest mistake for the Western press to repeat that—absolutely the biggest mistake.

From The Daily Beast

The battle between conservation groups and FWS over the fate of the Yellowstone grizzly is about to repeat.

From The Daily Beast

A Manhattan window washer somehow survived a 47-story fall back in 2007, but such a miracle was not likely to repeat itself.

From The Daily Beast

Too Many Cooks also rewards repeat viewings and frame-by-frame scrutiny.

From The Daily Beast

As he did when he was a boy, he would repeat the lessons of the founding fathers and God the Father until he knew them.

From The Daily Beast

After you have repeated the Correlation, then repeat the two extremes, thus—“Anchor” … “Bolster.”

From Project Gutenberg

It seems necessary to repeat this line in order to start the series of rimes.

From Project Gutenberg

To be able to repeat great po-ems at will, is to have a treasure you can allus carry with you while your voice lasts.

From Project Gutenberg

Smitten in conscience, that landlord hurried out after the missionary and actually begged of him to repeat his visit.

From Project Gutenberg

A pedantic fellow called for a bottle of hock at a tavern, which the waiter, not hearing distinctly, asked him to repeat.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• repetition
• replay
• rerun