re·peat (r -p t rpt )v. re·peat·ed, re·peat·ing, re·peats v.tr. 1. To say again: repeat a question. 2. To utter in duplication of another's utterance. 3. To recite from memory. 4. To tell to another. 5. To do, experience, or produce again: repeat past successes. 6. To express (oneself) in the same way or words: repeats himself constantly. v.intr. 1. To do or say something again. 2. To commit the fraudulent offense of voting more than once in a single election. n. 1. An act of repeating. 2. Something repeated, as an interval in athletic training. 3. A broadcast of a television or radio program that has been previously broadcast; a rerun. 4. Music a. A passage or section that is repeated. b. A sign usually consisting of two vertical dots, indicating a passage to be repeated. adj. Of, relating to, or being something that repeats or is repeated: a repeat offender; a repeat performance of the play. [Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, to seek again : re-, re- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.] re·peat a·bili·ty n.re·peat a·ble adj.Synonyms: repeat, iterate, reiterate, restate These verbs mean to state again: repeated the warning; iterate a demand; reiterated the question; restated the obvious. |
repeat
Verb
1. to say, write, or do again
2. to tell to another person (the secrets told to one by someone else)
3. to recite (a poem, etc.) from memory
4. to occur more than once: this pattern repeats itself many times
5. (of food) to be tasted again after eating as the result of belching
6. to say (the words or sounds) uttered by someone else; echo
Noun
1. the act or an instance of repeating
2. a word, action, pattern, etc., that is repeated
3. Radio, television a broadcast of a programme which has been broadcast before
4. Music a passage that is an exact restatement of the passage preceding it [Latin repetere to seek again]
repeated adj
repeatedly adv
repeatable adj
repeatedly adv
repeatable adj
USAGE: Since again is part of the meaning of repeat, one should not say something is repeated again.
In artillery and naval gunfire support, an order or request to fire again the same number of rounds with the same method of fire.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | repeat - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals sequence - several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys cycle - a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation" recurrence, return - happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" |
| Verb | 1. | repeat - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" perseverate - psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated" ditto - repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument" harp, dwell - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" translate, interpret, render - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." |
| 2. | repeat - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" replicate, copy - reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" recapitulate - repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life geminate, reduplicate - form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" | |
| 3. | repeat - happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" iterate - run or be performed again; "the function iterates" cycle - recur in repeating sequences | |
| 4. | repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" cuckoo - repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call reecho - repeat back like an echo parrot - repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words" regurgitate, reproduce - repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" | |
| 5. | repeat - do over; "They would like to take it over again" | |
| 6. | repeat - repeat an earlier theme of a composition music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" |
repeat
verb 2. retell, relate, quote, renew, echo, replay, reproduce, rehearse, recite, duplicate, redo, rerun, reshow
noun 4. rerun, replay, reproduction, reshowing
USAGE Since the sense of again is already contained within the re- part of the word repeat, it is unnecessary to say that something is repeated again.
Translations
repeat [rɪˈpiːt] n (Radio, TV) → Wiederholung f
vt, vi → wiederholen
cpd (performance) → Wiederholungs-;
(order) → Nach-;
to repeat o.s./itself → sich wiederholen;
to repeat an order for sth → etw nachbestellen
v repeat [rəˈpiːt]
1 to say or do again Would you repeat those instructions, please? herhaal يُكَرِّر повтарям opakovat gentage wiederholen επαναλαμβάνω repetir kordama دوباره گغتن؛ تکرار کردن toistaa répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל- दोहराना ponoviti (meg)ismétel mengulangi endurtaka ripetere くり返す 반복하다 pakartoti atkārtot ulangi herhalen gjenta powtórzyć repetir a repeta повторять opakovať ponoviti ponoviti upprepa, repetera พูดซ้ำ tekrarlamak 重說，重做 повторювати پھر سے کرنا یا کہنا lặp lại 重说，重做
2 to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to Please do not repeat what I've just told you. herhaal, oorvertel يُعيد повтарям říkat dál fortælle videre weiter erzählen επαναλαμβάνω repetir edasi rääkima حرف شخص دیگری را باز گو کردن toistaa répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל- दुबारा आना ponoviti elismétel mengulangi hafa eftir ripetere くり返して言う 남에게 말하다, 전하다 pasakoti, perpasakoti izpaust noslēpumu; stāstīt citam sebut herhalen gjenta, si igjen powtórzyć repetir a repeta рассказать секрет opakovať povedati naprej ponoviti föra vidare พูดซ้ำ tekrarlamak 重復別人的動作或說過的話 переказувати دہرانا nhắc lại 重复别人的动作或说过的话
3 to say (something) one has learned by heart to repeat a poem. herhaal يقولُ غَيْبا казвам наизуст recitovat citere; gentage aufsagen απαγγέλλω recitar (peast) esitama باز خونی کردن؛ قرائت کردن lausua réciter לְדַקלֵם दोहराना, अभ्यास करना ponoviti felmond (leckét) mengulangi fara með recitare 暗唱する 암송하다 atmintinai sakyti stāstīt/teikt iegaumēto ulangi di hati herhalen foredra, si fram wyrecytować reproduzir a recita, a spune pe de rost говорить наизусть recitovať recitirati recitovati recitera ท่อง ezbere söylemek 背誦 говорити напам'ять دہرانا đọc thuộc lòng 背诵
n
something which is repeated I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; (also adjective ) a repeat performance. heruitsending شَيئ مُكَرَّر повторение opakování; opakovaný gentagelse; gen- die Wiederholung; Wiederholungs-... (πρόγραμμα σε) επανάληψη repetición, reposición (televisión, cine) kordus هر چیز تکراری( برنامه تلویزیون و رادیو uusinta reprise -חוֹזֵר दुहराव ponovljen nastup (predstava, koncert) ismétlés pengulangan endurtekning; endurtekinn þáttur/sÿning ripetizione; replica くり返し 되풀이, 재방송 kartojama laida atkārtojums berulang herhaling gjentakelse, reprise powtórka repetição reluare повтор; повторный opakovanie; opakovaný ponovitev repriza repris การกระทำซ้ำ tekrar (yayınlama) 重複 повторення دہراءی جانے والی چیز sự lặp lại 重复
adj reˈpeated
said, done etc many times In spite of repeated warnings, he went on smoking. herhaaldelik مُكَرَّر многократен opětovaný gentagen wiederholt επανειλημμένος repetido korduv مکرر toistuva répété חוֹזֵר וְנִשנָה दोहरा, पुर्नावृत्ति ponovljen ismételt berulang-ulang (sí)endurtekinn ripetuto たびたびの 반복된, 계속된 pakartotinis, daugkartinis atkārtots; vairākkārtējs berulang herhaald gjentatt wielokrotny repetido repetat многократный opätovaný večkraten višestruk upprepad ซ้ำ ๆ defalarca (olmuş/yapılmış) 重復的 повторний; неодноразовий مکرر nhắc đi nhắc lại 重复的
adv reˈpeatedly
many times I've asked him for it repeatedly. herhaaldelik بصورةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه нееднократно opětovaně gentagne gange wiederholt επανειλημμένα repetidamente, muchas veces korduvalt پی در پی؛ مکررا toistuvasti à maintes reprises שוּב וַשוּב बार-बार opetovano, više puta zaredom ismételten berulang kali hvað eftir annað ripetutamente たびたび 되풀이해서 daug kartų atkārtoti; vairākkārtīgi berulang kali herhaaldelijk gjentatte ganger wielokrotnie repetidamente de mai multe ori многократно opakovane, opätovne večkrat više puta upprepade gånger, gång på gång อย่างซ้ำ ๆ tekrar tekrar, defalarca 重復地 неодноразово بار بار nhắc đi nhắc lại 重复地
n repetition [repəˈtiʃən]
(an) act of repeating. herhaling تَكْرار повтаряне opakování repetition; gentagelse die Wiederholung επανάληψη repetición kordamine, proov تکرار kertaus répétition חֲזָרָה दोहराव, पुनर्कथन ponavljanje (meg)ismétlés pengulangan æfing ripetizione 反復 반복, 되풀이, 암송 (pa)kartojimas, kartojimasis atkārtošana; atkārtojums ulangan herhaling gjentakelse, repetisjon powtórzenie repetição repetare; repetiţie повторение opakovanie ponavljanje ponavljanje upprepning การทำซ้ำ tekrar(lama) 重複 повторення تکرار sự nhắc lại; sự tái diễn 重复
adj repetitive [rəˈpetətiv]
doing, saying, the same thing too often His speeches are very repetitive; My job is a bit repetitive. herhalend مُتَكَرِّر повтарящ се opakující se ensformig sich wiederholend επαναλαμβανόμενος, μονότονος repetitivo üksluine تکراری yksitoikkoinen répétitif חוֹזֵר עַל עַצמוֹ- दोहराया गया koji se ponavlja, dosadan ismétlődő berulang endurtekningarsamur; tilbreytingarlaus ripetitivo くり返す 반복적인, 되풀이되는 pasikartojantis, monotoniškas atkārtojošs; tāds, kas atkārtojas selalu berulang zich herhalend om igjen om og, gang på gang monotonny repetido repetitiv; monoton повторяющийся; однообразный opakujúci sa ponavljajoč (se) koji se ponavlja upprepande, enformig, tjatig ซึ่งเกิดซ้ำ ๆ tekdüze, biteviye 反復的 такий, що повторюється без кінця تکرار سے بھر پور mang tính lặp đi lặp lại 反复的
adv reˈpetitively
herhalend بصورةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه повтарящо се stále dokola ensformigt sich wiederholend μονότονα de manera repetitiva üksluiselt, korduvalt به طور مکرر toistuvasti de façon répétitive בְּאוֹפֶן הַחוֹזֵר עַל עַצמוֹ बार-बार s (čestim) ponavljanjima, uz (česta) ponavljanja ismétlő(dő)en secara berulang tilbreytingarlaust in maniera ripetitiva くり返して 반복해서 daug kartų, monotoniškai atkārtoti; vairākkārtīgi; monotoni secara berulang zich herhalend om igjen om og, gang på gang monotonnie repetidamente (în mod) repetitiv повторно stále dookola ponavljajoče (se) ponavljajući upprepande, enformigt, tjatigt อย่างซ้ำ ๆ tekrar tekrar 重復地 багаторазово تکرار کے ساتھ lặp đi lặp lại 重复地
n reˈpetitiveness
herhalendheid تَكْراريَّه повтаряне časté opakování ensformighed die Wiederholung μονοτονία repetitividad, cualidad de repetitivo üksluisus, korduvus تکرار toistuvuus caractère répétitif חָזַרָתִיוּת बारंबारता ponavljanje ismétlődőség pengulangan tilbreytingarleysi ripetitività くり返し 반복 kartojimasis, monotonija atkārtošanās; monotonums pengulangan zich herhalen het endeløse gjentakelser monotonia monotonia caracter repetitiv повторение časté opakovanie repetitivnost, ponavljanje ponavljanje enformighet, tjatighet การเกิดซ้ำ ๆ tekrarlama 重複 багаторазовість تکرار tính chất lặp đi lặp lại 重复
repeat oneself
to repeat what one has already said Listen carefully because I don't want to have to repeat myself. jou herhaal يُكَرِّر ما قالَه повтарям се opakovat se gentage sich wiederholen επαναλαμβάνομαι respetirse üle kordama تکرار کردن toistaa itseään se répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל עַצמוֹ अपनी बात दोहराना ponavljati se (meg)ismétli önmagát mengulangi endurtaka sig ripetersi 같은 일을 되풀이하다 (pasi)kartoti atkārtot paša teikto mengulangi sekali lagi in herhalingen vervallen gjenta seg (selv) powtarzać się repetir-se a repeta повторяться opakovať sa ponavljati se ponoviti se upprepa sig พูดซ้ำ söylediğini tekrar etmek 不自覺地重復說(做) повторюватися بار بار دہرانا nhắc lại những gì đã nói 不自觉地重复说（做）
to repeat (not repeat again ) the lessons.
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