retweet

[ ree-tweet ]

/ riˈtwit /

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verb (used with or without object)

to share or forward (someone else's message) on the Twitter social media service and website: I laughed out loud and retweeted the meme to all of my followers.I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment.Abbreviation: RT

noun

a message that has been shared or forwarded on Twitter: the most popular retweets.Abbreviation: RT

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of retweet

First recorded in 2007; re- + tweet (in the sense “message posted on Twitter”)

Words nearby retweet

return stroke, return the compliment, return ticket, return to the fold, retuse, retweet, Retz, Reuben, Reubenite, Reuben sandwich, Reuchlin

How to use retweet in a sentence

Tweets promoting the antifa lie quickly amassed tens of thousands of retweets.
How an internet lie about the Capitol invasion turned into an instant conspiracy theory|Bobbie Johnson|January 7, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Her Twitter thread on her experience got thousands of retweets, and tens of thousands of likes.
Vaccines are the latest battleground for doctors on social media|Abby Ohlheiser|December 28, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The post received more than 14,000 echoes, similar to retweets on Twitter, and more than 37,000 upvotes, similar to Facebook’s likes.
What my day on conservative social network Parler was like|Danielle Abril|November 12, 2020|Fortune
There were more than 160,000 tweets and retweets that used the terms “Sharpies,” “felt tip,” or “Sharpiegate” over the course of November 4.
Five election misinformation campaigns to avoid resharing|By Starbird, West, & DiResta/The Conversation|November 6, 2020|Popular-Science

Instead, users who press the retweet button will encounter to a screen that asks them to provide a “Quote Tweet,” or commentary above the tweet they wish to share.
With Election Day looming, Twitter imposes new limits on U.S. politicians — and ordinary users, too|Elizabeth Dwoskin, Craig Timberg|October 9, 2020|Washington Post
Twitter accounts associated with the group promote her YouTube videos, retweet her, and offer praise for pro-Assad commentary.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although Allen has since deleted most of the conversation, Hopkins has continued to retweet and produce new content.
Who Pays For Michelle Obama's Clothing?; Scout Willis Speaks Out Regarding Topless Photos|The Fashion Beast Team|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her first move was to disable the “retweet cartels,” a setup that automatically retweets from preprogrammed users or hashtags.
The Champagne Tranarchist Who Hijacked Occupy’s Twitter Feed|Nina Strochlic|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lots of people, including me, retweet articles and links without actually clicking on them.
How Twitter Got Huge|Daniel Gross|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tweeting about it provides momentary relief, followed by the brief validation of the retweet.
In Defense of Jonathan Franzen|Michelle Goldberg|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for retweet

retweet

verb

to post another user's blog the Twitter website for your own followers

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