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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.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump repeats threat to move World Cup games away from Boston after mayor boasts current hosting rights.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The film built momentum through word-of-mouth, growing its audience for eight straight weeks, with repeat customers accounting for over 80% of total box office as viewers returned to experience different narrative branches.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of a sense of outrage leading to a search for a better solution for repeat violent offenders, her death generated calls for collective retribution and vigilante justice.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Roberts doubled down on his belief in Ohtani, saying before the series that his bat will need to turn around for the Dodgers to repeat.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump repeats threat to move World Cup games away from Boston after mayor boasts current hosting rights.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Continue reading … SHAHAR AZANI – Antisemitic threats escalate nationwide as protesters call for repeat of Oct 7 massacre.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The film built momentum through word-of-mouth, growing its audience for eight straight weeks, with repeat customers accounting for over 80% of total box office as viewers returned to experience different narrative branches.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Valor The 260-foot-long Valor was built by Feadship and features styling that was requested by a repeat American owner.
—Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of a sense of outrage leading to a search for a better solution for repeat violent offenders, her death generated calls for collective retribution and vigilante justice.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat. Accessed 21 Oct. 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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