Main Entry: ²echo

Function: verb

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

Date: 1596

intransitive verb 1 : to resound with echoes
2 : to produce an echotransitive verb 1 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