RT

¹ American  

[ahr-tee] / ˈɑrˈti /

Or rt

noun

plural

RTs, RT's

1. retweet.

   Thanks for all of the likes and RTs.

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verb (used with or without object)

RTd, RT'd, RTed, RTing, RT'ing

1. retweet: I don’t like to RT blindly.

   Please RT this important petition.

   I don’t like to RT blindly.

RT ² American  

abbreviation

1. radiotelegraphy.

2. radiotelephone.

3. radiotelephony.

4. respiratory therapist.

5. respiratory therapy.

6. retweet.

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rt. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. right.

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r.t. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Football.

1. right tackle.

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RT ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. radio telegraphy

2. radio telephony

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rt ² British  

abbreviation

1. right

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Usage

What else does RT mean? RT is short for retweet, which is the act of sharing another user's post on the social media platform Twitter. How is RT pronounced?[ ahr-tee ]What are some other forms of RT?rtWhat are some other words related to RT?

• tweet
• subtweet
• Twitterstorm

Etymology

Origin of RT

First recorded in 2008

Example Sentences

“They’re openly trying to get us, our companies out of Venezuela,” he said in an interview with Russian state TV network RT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

State-run television channel RT said he was in critical condition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"Military personnel from the defence ministry, especially the Africa Corps, defend Russia's interests always and everywhere," a Russian soldier in Mali recently told state-run Russian TV channel RT.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The workers were not allowed to take pictures inside the facility, but the BBC showed Adau footage broadcast on Russian state-owned TV station RT of a factory in Alabuga making Iranian Shahed 136 drones.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

D i s co m f It/d I s co m Fo RT.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner