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- repeat 1b
repeated; repeating; repeats
1
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 form
: to say, do, or accomplish something again
especially
: to win something (such as a sports championship) another time in succession
1
a
: something repeated : repetition
b
: a musical passage to be repeated in performance
also
: a sign placed before and after such a passage
c
: a usually transcribed repetition of a radio or television program
d
: a duplication of genetic material (such as a sequence of nucleotides) in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
2
: the act of repeating
: of, relating to, or being one that repeats an offense, achievement, or action
a repeat burglar
a repeat customer
Examples of repeat in a Sentence
Verb
Will you repeat the question?
He kept repeating the same thing over and over.
He often has to ask people to repeat themselves because he's a little deaf.
Repeat after me: “I promise to do my best…”.
You are simply repeating, in slightly different words, what has been said already.
My five-year-old can repeat her favorite stories word for word.
Noun
Most of the customers are repeats.
No, I don't want to watch that. It's a repeat.
Recent Examples on the Web
CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
On Thursday night, the situation nearly repeated itself.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The grid has added 40,000 megawatts of generation capacity in the last five years, officials said, and new laws, like a mandate for power plants to have alternative sources of fuel, will ensure there is not a repeat.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
The Phillies' season is now over, while the Dodgers are one step closer to reaching their goal of becoming the first repeat World Series champion in 25 years.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Scharf repeated his past assertions that the planning commission doesn't usually have jurisdiction over site work and demolition on any project, including those at the White House.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
On Thursday night, the situation nearly repeated itself.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
The film was nominated for several Golden Globes, including a historic repeat nomination for Erivo, but ultimately went home empty-handed.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The grid has added 40,000 megawatts of generation capacity in the last five years, officials said, and new laws, like a mandate for power plants to have alternative sources of fuel, will ensure there is not a repeat.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
All are repeat nominees from last year, except Top, who replaces Jelly Roll.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
The Phillies' season is now over, while the Dodgers are one step closer to reaching their goal of becoming the first repeat World Series champion in 25 years.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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repeat
1 of 2 verb
re·peat
ri-ˈpēt 
1
a
: to say or state again
repeated the question
b
: to say from memory : recite
repeat a poem
c
: to say after another
repeat the following words after me
2
: to make, do, or perform again
repeat a mistake
3
: to present (oneself) again in the same words or way
hate repeating myself
1
: the act of repeating
2
: something repeated
3
a
: a musical passage to be repeated in performance
b
: a sign that consists of two dots one above the other and that is placed before and after a musical passage to be repeated
4
: a repetition of a radio or television program
Medical Definition
repeat
noun
re·peat
ri-ˈpēt, ˈrē-ˌ
: genetic duplication in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
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