repeated

American  

[ri-pee-tid] / rɪˈpi tɪd /

adjective

1. done, made, or said again and again.

   repeated attempts.

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repeated British  

/ rɪˈpiːtɪd /

adjective

1. done, made, or said again and again; continual or incessant

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Other Word Forms

• nonrepeated adjective
• repeatedly adverb
• unrepeated adjective

Etymology

Origin of repeated

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

Example Sentences

She had joined a hunger strike starting on February 14 demanding the quick passage of the amnesty bill, which faced repeated delays since Rodriguez proposed it late last month.

From Barron's

Even though they account for less than 5% of the electrode's total weight, they strongly influence mechanical strength, electrical and ionic conductivity, and how long a battery can operate through repeated charge cycles.

From Science Daily

“The Murder Game” proliferates taxonomies of its own, which often overlap and can become repetitive, especially when the same material is repeated across different chapters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here’s another fun fact: Alysa Liu repeated the exact same performance with the exact same outcome on Thursday night in Milan.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There are these crossroads there but still there has got to be something special about these three or they couldn’t have had repeated successes like they did.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• frequent
• periodic
• recurrent
• recurring