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

Since arriving Stamford Bridge, the forward has repeatedly said he is "happy here", praising vice‑captain and compatriot Enzo Fernandez as being "like my dad", having spoken in the same way about United captain Bruno Fernandes.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Prosecutors said Colony Ridge repeatedly misled consumers about the condition of lots they purchased, forcing them to spend hundreds or thousands on drainage improvements and utility connections they hadn’t known the land needed.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

This mismatch is known as the Hubble tension, and it has appeared repeatedly across independent studies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Google said in response to the lawsuit that Gemini repeatedly clarified that it was AI, not human, and referred Gavalas to a crisis hotline "many times."

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Penelope could not stop marveling at it and thanked them all repeatedly.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

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