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re·peat  (r-pt 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.

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[Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, to seek again : re-, re- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·peata·bili·ty n.

re·peata·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.

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repeat [rɪˈpiːt]

vb

1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to say or write (something) again, either once or several times; restate or reiterate

2. to do or experience (something) again once or several times

3. (intr) to occur more than once the last figure repeats

4. (tr; may take a clause as object) to reproduce (the words, sounds, etc.) uttered by someone else; echo

5. (tr) to utter (a poem, speech, etc.) from memory; recite

6. (Medicine) (intr)

a.  (of food) to be tasted again after ingestion as the result of belching or slight regurgitation

b.  to belch

7. (tr; may take a clause as object) to tell to another person (the words, esp secrets, imparted to one by someone else)

8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) (intr) (of a clock) to strike the hour or quarter-hour just past, when a spring is pressed

9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) US to vote (illegally) more than once in a single election

repeat oneself to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious

n

1.

a.  the act or an instance of repeating

b.  (as modifier) a repeat performance

2. a word, action, etc., that is repeated

3. (Business / Commerce) an order made out for goods, provisions, etc., that duplicates a previous order

4. a duplicate copy of something; reproduction

5. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Radio Television a further broadcast of a programme, film, etc., which has been broadcast before

6. (Music, other) Music a passage that is an exact restatement of the passage preceding it

[from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere to seek again, from re- + petere to seek]

repeatability  n

repeatable  adj

Usage: Since again is part of the meaning of repeat, one should not say something is repeated again

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repeat

• recap, recapitulate - Recap is short for recapitulate, literally "repeat the headings."
• trackway - A path formed by the repeated treading of animals or people.
• frequent - From Latin frequens, "crowded" or "regularly repeated."
• spam - As in e-mail, it gets its name from the Monty Python sketch in which the word is repeated many times.

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In artillery and naval gunfire support, an order or request to fire again the same number of rounds with the same method of fire.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	repeat - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" repetition 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" rematch, replay - something (especially a game) that is played again 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" ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, restate, retell 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." paraphrase, rephrase, reword - express the same message in different words sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" quote, cite - repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
	2.	repeat - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" duplicate, reduplicate, replicate, double 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" recur 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" echo 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" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	5.	repeat - do over; "They would like to take it over again" take over act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	6.	repeat - repeat an earlier theme of a composition reprise, reprize, recapitulate music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" spiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

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repeat

verb

1. reiterate, restate, say again, recapitulate, iterate He repeated that he had been misquoted.

2. retell, relate, quote, renew, echo, replay, reproduce, rehearse, recite, duplicate, redo, rerun, reshow I repeated the story to a delighted audience.

noun

1. repetition, echo, duplicate, reiteration, recapitulation a repeat of Wednesday's massive protests

2. rerun, replay, reproduction, reshowing There's nothing except repeats on TV.

repeat itself recur, happen again, occur again Is history about to repeat itself, with tragic consequences?

Translations

repeat [rɪˈpiːt]

A. VT

1. (= say or do again) → repetir; [+ thanks] → reiterar, volver a dar; [+ demand, request, promise] → reiterar (Scol) [+ year, subject] → repetir
could you repeat that, please? → ¿podría repetir(eso), por favor?
this offer cannot be repeated → esta oferta no se repetirá
the pattern is repeated on the collar and cuffs → el dibujo se repite en el cuello y en los puños
repeat after me, I must not steal → repetid conmigo, no debo robar
could history repeat itself? → ¿se podría repetir la historia?
to repeat o.s. → repetirse
at the risk of repeating myself → con el peligro de repetirme

2. (= divulge) → contar
don't repeat this to anybody → no le cuentes esto a nadie

3. (= recite) → recitar

4. (esp Brit) (TV) [+ programme] → repetir; [+ series] → repetir, reponer
the programme will be repeated on Monday → el programa se repetirá el lunes

B. VI

1. (= say or do again) → repetir
we are not, I repeat, not going to give up → no vamos, repito, no vamos a ceder
lather the hair, rinse and repeat → aplicar al cabello formando espuma, aclarar y repetir la operación

2. [food] → repetir
radishes repeat on me → me repite el rábano

3. (Math) [number] → repetirse

C. N

1. → repetición f
in order to prevent a repeat of the tragedy → para evitar la repetición de la tragedia, para evitar que la tragedia se repita

2. (esp Brit) (TV) [of programme] → repetición f; [of series] → repetición f, reposición f
it can be seen tonight at eight, with a repeat on Monday → se podrá ver esta noche a las ocho y será repetido el lunes

3. (Mus) → repetición f

D. CPD repeat mark(s) N(PL) (Mus) → símbolo(s) m(pl) de repetición
repeat offender N → delincuente mf reincidente
repeat performance N (Theat, fig) → repetición f
he will give a repeat performance on Friday → hará una repetición el viernes, repetirá la función el viernes
I don't want a repeat performance of your behaviour last time → que no se repita tu comportamiento de la útima vez
repeat prescription N (Brit) → receta f renovada
repeat sign N (Mus) = repeat mark

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repeat [rɪˈpiːt]

vt

(= say again) [+ statement, word, promise] → répéter
"Stop!" he repeated → "Arrêtez"!" répéta-t-il.
to repeat (that) ... → répéter que ...
He repeated that he was innocent → Il répéta qu'il était innocent.
to repeat o.s. → se répéter
I repeat → je le répète
Do not, I repeat do NOT, touch the red button → Ne touchez pas, je répète ne touchez pas, le bouton rouge.

(= tell to someone else) → répéter
to repeat sth to sb → répéter qch à qn
Please don't repeat this to anyone → Je vous prie de ne répéter ceci à personne.

(= do again) [+ mistake, action, process] → répéter
Repeat the process as often as necessary → Répéter le processus aussi souvent que nécessaire.
history repeats itself → l'histoire se répète

(= broadcast again) [+ show, programme] → rediffuser
The show will be repeated on Saturday → Le spectacle sera rediffusé samedi.
The programme is being repeated on Radio 4 next Sunday → L'émission est rediffusée sur Radio 4 dimanche prochain.

[+ pattern] → reproduire

(= buy again) [+ order] → renouveler

(at school) [+ class, year] → redoubler

n

(on TV, radio) → rediffusion f
There are too many repeats on TV → Il y a trop de rediffusions à la télé.

(= recurrence) → répétition f
a repeat of the tragedy → une répétition de la tragédie

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repeat

vt → wiederholen; (= tell to sb else) → weitersagen (to sb jdm); to repeat oneself → sich wiederholen; he wasn’t keen to repeat the experience → er war nicht darauf aus, die Erfahrung noch einmal zu machen; he repeated his lesson to the teacher → er sagte seine Lektion vor dem Lehrer auf; to repeat an order (Comm) → nachbestellen; this offer will never be repeated! → dies ist ein einmaliges Angebot!

vi

(= say again) → wiederholen; repeat after me → sprecht mir nach

(Mus) → wiederholen; repeat! (conductor) → noch einmal!

radishes repeat on me → Radieschen stoßen mir auf

(gun, clock etc) → repetieren

(Math) → periodisch sein

n

(Rad, TV) → Wiederholung f

(Mus: = section repeated) → Wiederholung f; (= repeat sign) → Wiederholungszeichen nt

adj repeat business → Nachfolgeaufträge pl; repeat customer → Kunde, der/Kundin, die wiederkommt; (= regular customer) → Stammkunde m, → Stammkundin f

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repeat:

repeat mark

n (Mus) → Wiederholungszeichen nt

repeat offender

n (Jur) → Wiederholungstäter(in) m(f)

repeat order

n (Comm) → Nachbestellung f

repeat performance

n (Theat) → Wiederholungsvorstellung f; he gave a repeat (fig) → er machte es noch einmal; (pej) → er machte noch einmal das gleiche Theater (inf)

repeat prescription

n (Med) → erneut verschriebenes Rezept, Folgerezept nt

repeat sign

n (Mus) → Wiederholungszeichen nt

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repeat [rɪˈpiːt]

1. vt (gen) → ripetere; (pattern) → riprodurre; (promise, attack) → rinnovare
don't repeat it to anybody → non riferirlo a nessuno
this offer cannot be repeated → questa è un'offerta irripetibile
to repeat an order (Comm) → rinnovare un'ordinazione
in spite of repeated reminders → malgrado diversi or ripetuti solleciti

2. vi → ripetersi

3. n → ripetizione f (Radio, TV) → replica

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repeat

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 kertoa eteenpäin répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל- दुबारा आना ponoviti elismétel mengulangi hafa eftir ripetere くり返して言う 되풀이해서 말하다 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 重複 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 toistaa 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 반복 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 pakartotinis, daugkartinis atkārtots; vairākkārtējs berulang herhaald gjentatt wielokrotny repetido repetat многократный opätovaný večkraten višestruk upprepad ซ้ำ ๆ defalarca (olmuş/yapılmış) 重複的 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 반복적으로 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 重複地 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 toisto répétition חֲזָרָה दोहराव, पुनर्कथन ponavljanje (meg)ismétlés pengulangan æfing ripetizione 反復 되풀이 (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 pasikartojantis, monotoniškas atkārtojošs; tāds, kas atkārtojas selalu berulang zich herhalend om og om igjen, gang på gang monotonny repetido repeti­tiv; monoton повторяющийся; однообразный opakujúci sa ponavljajoč (se) koji se ponavlja upprepande, enformig, tjatig ซึ่งเกิดซ้ำ ๆ tekdüze, biteviye 相同重複的，一成不變的 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 yksitoikkoisesti 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 되풀이 하여 daug kartų, monotoniškai atkārtoti; vairākkārtīgi; monotoni secara berulang zich herhalend om og om igjen, gang på gang monotonnie repetidamente (în mod) repetitiv повторно stále dookola ponavljajoče (se) ponavljajući upprepande, enformigt, tjatigt อย่างซ้ำ ๆ tekrar tekrar 相同重複地，一成不變地 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 yksitoikkoisuus caractère répétitif חָזַרָתִיוּת बारंबारता ponavljanje ismétlődőség pengulangan tilbreytingarleysi ripetitività くり返し 반복성 kartojimasis, monotonija atkārtošanās; monotonums pengulangan het zich herhalen endeløse gjentakelser monotonia monotonia caracter repetitiv повторение časté opakovanie repetitivnost, ponavljanje ponavljanje enformighet, tjatighet การเกิดซ้ำ ๆ tekrarlama 相同重複，一成不變 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 se répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל עַצמוֹ अपनी बात दोहराना ponavljati se (meg)ismétli önmagát mengulangi endurtaka sig ripetersi 같은 말을 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 再說一次 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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repeat → تكرار, يُعيد opakování, zopakovat gentage, gentagelse wiederholen, Wiederholung επαναλαμβάνω, επανάληψη repetición, repetir toistaa, toisto rediffusion, répéter ponavljanje, ponoviti ripetere, ripetizione 繰り返し, 繰り返す 반복, 반복하다 herhalen, herhaling repetere, repetisjon powtórzenie, powtórzyć repetição, repetir повторение, повторять repris, upprepa การกระทำซ้ำ, พูด เขียนทำซ้ำ tekrar, tekrarlamak nhắc lại, sự nhắc lại 重复