Main Entry:

²echo

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ech·oed; echo·ing \ˈe-(ˌ)kō-iŋ, ˈe-kə-wiŋ\

Date:

1596

intransitive verb1: to resound with echoes2: to produce an echotransitive verb1 a: repeat, imitate <children echoing their teacher's words> b: to restate in support or agreement <his successor echoed his opinion> c: to be reminiscent of : evoke <music that echoes an earlier time>2: to send back (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves