Main Entry: ¹re·peat

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈpēt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English repeten, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French repeter, from Old French, from Latin repetere to return to, repeat, from re- + petere to go to, seek — more at feather

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to say or state again b : to say over from memory : recite c : to say after another
2 a : to make, do, or perform again <repeat an experiment> b : to make appear again <the curtains repeat the wallpaper pattern> <will repeat the program tomorrow> c : to go through or experience again <had to repeat third grade>
3 : to express or present (oneself) again in the same words, terms, or formintransitive verb : to say, do, or accomplish something again; especially : to win (as a sports championship) another time in succession

— re·peat·abil·i·ty \-ˌpē-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— re·peat·able \-ˈpē-tə-bəl\ adjective