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

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• tweet
• subtweet
• Twitterstorm

Etymology

Origin of RT

First recorded in 2008

Example Sentences

Dean's mother had reported the allegation twice to the church - the first time in 1993, complaining to the then Bishop of Swansea and Brecon the Rt Rev Dewi Bridges.

From BBC

"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

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

Following a self-referral by The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 3 September 2025, I have undertaken an examination of the circumstances and facts connected to recent allegations about Ms Rayner's property ownership and tax affairs.

From BBC

Between 2018 and 2022, the researchers interviewed 109 people who watched RT in the UK before it had its licence to broadcast revoked by media regulator Ofcom.

From BBC