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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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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
This puts a major dent in their chances to repeat and jeopardizes their chances to compete next season and possibly beyond.
Celtics star and 2024 Finals MVP, Jaylen Brown, was defeated in losing his partner in crime.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Boston’s hopes for a repeat championship might have vanished with him.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 13 May 2025
Cierra Black, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers are heavy favorites to become the first repeat World Series champions since the New York Yankees won three straight titles from 1998-2000.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The male repeats this behavior a few times before walking and then running around the female.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
This puts a major dent in their chances to repeat and jeopardizes their chances to compete next season and possibly beyond.
Celtics star and 2024 Finals MVP, Jaylen Brown, was defeated in losing his partner in crime.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Noun
Then Boston’s repeat title hopes went up in flames as the superstar suffered an apparent right leg injury with 3:07 remaining in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Game 4 matchup against the Knicks.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Boston’s hopes for a repeat championship might have vanished with him.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 13 May 2025
Adjective
Boho cowgirl fusion, moto boots, and decorative head scarves were repeat occurrences.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
The Dodgers are heavy favorites to become the first repeat World Series champions since the New York Yankees won three straight titles from 1998-2000.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat. Accessed 18 May. 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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