RT

or rt

[ ahr-tee ]

noun,plural RTs, RT's.

retweet (def. 2): Thanks for all of the likes and RTs.

verb (used with or without object)RTd or RT'd or RTed, RTing or RT'ing.

retweet (def. 1): Please RT this important petition.I don’t like to RT blindly.

Origin of RT

First recorded in 2008

Words Nearby RT

Other definitions for RT (2 of 4)

RT²

abbreviation

radiotelephony.
respiratory therapist.
respiratory therapy.
retweet.

Other definitions for rt. (3 of 4)

rt.

abbreviation

right.

Other definitions for r.t. (4 of 4)

r.t.

abbreviationFootball.

right tackle.

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How to use RT in a sentence

Thus the report on the Guy Fawkes effigies, which also was picked up by RT, the English-language Russian satellite channel.
Think Putin’s Bad? Wait for the Next Guy | Anna Nemtsova | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
RT also reported that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has advised Kiev against building a wall with Russia.
The Great Wall of Ukraine | Vijai Maheshwari | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And RT is a delightful way (as geo-politics and professional wrestling are not) to bond with your teenage daughter.
Up To a Point: Binge Watching Putin's Propaganda Network | P. J. O’Rourke | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She jumped at the chance to watch RT, or jumped at the chance to skip calculus homework.
Up To a Point: Binge Watching Putin's Propaganda Network | P. J. O’Rourke | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Obama did authorize sending kits for a diagnostic Ebola test called the EZ1 Real-Time RT-PCR Assay.
Why the White Americans Got the ‘Secret’ Ebola Serum | Michael Daly | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Suppose we'd croak this man in th' hot par-RT av th' p'litical fight; what happens?
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
"Well, tha'RT a plucky one at ony rate," he growled, discomfited.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
Nay, lass; tha'RT as safe as th' choild is, when I hold it i' my breast.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
Richard, thou'RT a brave lad, and thou must come and kiss me, too.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various
Thou'RT looking a sight better already for a little stir and change.
North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for rt (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

right

British Dictionary definitions for RT (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

radio telegraphy
radio telephony

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