Definition of repeat
transitive verb
1a : to say or state againb : to say over from memory : recitec : to say after another
2a : to make, do, or perform again repeat an experimentb : to make appear again the curtains repeat the wallpaper pattern will repeat the program tomorrowc : 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
intransitive verb
: to say, do, or accomplish something again; especially : to win something (such as a sports championship) another time in succession
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Examples of repeat in a Sentence
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.
Origin and Etymology of repeat
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
First Known Use: 14th century
Definition of repeat
1a : something repeated : repetitionb : a musical passage to be repeated in performance; also : a sign placed before and after such a passagec : a usually transcribed repetition of a radio or television programd : 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
Examples of repeat in a Sentence
Most of the customers are repeats.
No, I don't want to watch that. It's a repeat.
Illustration of repeat
15th Century
First Known Use of repeat
15th century
1888
First Known Use of repeat
1888
REPEAT Defined for English Language Learners
repeat
playDefinition of repeat for English Language Learners
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: to say (something) again
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: to say (something) after someone else has said it
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: to say (something that you have memorized)
repeat
playDefinition of repeat for English Language Learners
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: an occurrence in which something happens or is done again
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: something that happens or is done again
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: someone who does something again
REPEAT Defined for Kids
Definition of repeat for Students
1 : the act of happening or being done again
2 : something happening or being done again
Medical Dictionary
repeat
playMedical Definition of repeat
: genetic duplication in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
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