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- repeat 1b
repeated; repeating; repeats
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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.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Officials hope that by analyzing the results of NASA's experiment, space agencies will be better positioned to repeat the maneuver.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The cycle repeats and, eventually, the rock begins to fall apart.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Some azaleas are repeat bloomers, adding splashes of color later in the growing season, and the leaves of some, especially deciduous azaleas, display beautiful fall colors.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
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Verb
Pi itself is an irrational number with a decimal representation that goes on forever without a repeating pattern.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Officials hope that by analyzing the results of NASA's experiment, space agencies will be better positioned to repeat the maneuver.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Nobody wants a repeat of that this week.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The cycle repeats and, eventually, the rock begins to fall apart.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Fresh off of her repeat Emmy nomination for her role in Apple TV+’s Shrinking, Jessica Williams popped by her old haunt at The Daily Show to discuss how president Donald Trump is scapegoating famous Black people to distract from the mounting pressure over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Some azaleas are repeat bloomers, adding splashes of color later in the growing season, and the leaves of some, especially deciduous azaleas, display beautiful fall colors.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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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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