RT
noun
RT
1 American
[ahr-tee]
/ ˈɑrˈti /
Or
rt
noun
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RTs,
plural
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RT's
plural
verb (used with or without object)
RTd,
RT'd,
RTed,
RTing,
RT'ing
RT
2
American
abbreviation
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respiratory therapist.
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respiratory therapy.
rt.
3
American
abbreviation
r.t.
4
American
abbreviation
Football.
RT
1
British
abbreviation
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radio telegraphy
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radio telephony
rt
2
British
abbreviation
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?
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of RT
First recorded in 2008
Example Sentences
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Conservative Senedd member for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg, Andrew RT Davies, also called for changes to future emergency alerts sent to people living in Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“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
"If you want to call and discuss something seriously, then call," he said in an interview to state-run broadcaster RT.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The trial previously heard how RT Diagnostics made £6.674m in just 31 days between 16 May and 16 June 2021.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
D i s co m f It/d I s co m Fo RT.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
The basic equation was D = rt where D is the distance travelled, r is the rate, and t is the time.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
Sorry...really tried these last 2 days to compete & walk, my rt knee osteoarthritis is unbearable.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 15, 2018
“Sorry...really tried these last 2 days to compete & walk, my rt knee osteoarthritis is unbearable,” Daly, who won his first golf major at the PGA Championship in 1991, wrote on his verified twitter handle.
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2018
In our conversations abouin a rt inequality and poverty, we often miss a crucial fact: Not all inequality is created equal.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2016
So I gave her another dollar and she said, “Aii, you think rt is so easy getting this information?”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
RT has also reoriented its French-language channel to target French-speaking African nations, along with redirecting funding from projects in London, Paris, Berlin and the US to the continent, according to RT's editor-in-chief.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
RT’s editor in chief tweeted Friday, in Twitter’s automated translation from Russian: “Twitter de-labeled me and all of our channels as ‘public funded media’.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
Anna Belkina, RT’s deputy editor in chief, said that the company “always follows the highest journalistic principles in its reporting,” and that “interviewing inmates seems to be quite standard for The New York Times.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
The ban applies to RT's English unit and operations in Britain, Germany, France and Spain.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2022
RT’s Spanish language service began in 2009, four years after its English language version.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
The brain appears to have its own RTs that are different from those in viruses, and the research team wondered if inhibiting brain RTs with HIV drugs actually helps AD patients.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
I've been on the service since 2007, and one thing has become depressingly clear: People get way more RTs, replies and likes if they take a hectoring, moralistic tone.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022
Posting is only a means to connect, and it’s easy to substitute those fleeting engagements — likes and RTs — for the real thing.
From The Verge ● Aug. 5, 2018
An hour later I checked my phone to discover that, far from being the viral sensation I envisaged, it had chalked up zero RTs and one Like.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2016
But when it comes to fan engagement—the number of RTs, likes, and comments the guys rack up, tweet for tweet—Zach’s metrics blow Alex out of the water.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2015
It becomes the most RT’d tweet in history.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2017
According to Twitter, the @FLOTUS tweet is her most RT’d tweet ever and generated 9 million impressions and 4 million embedded Tweet impressions.
From Time ● Dec. 10, 2014
Helpfully he is RT’ing some incisive ones: — Linda Suhler, Ph.D.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2016
If you’re actually using the product, you’re more likely to be a fan having experienced the pleasure of hashtagging or being RTed.
From Forbes ● May 15, 2012
"That's called bravery. Instead of RTing a conspiracy theorist's misleading soundbite, perhaps your time would be better spent helping Americans in harm's way."
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2021
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