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- [ri-peet]
- /rɪˈpit/
- /rɪˈpiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-peet]
- /rɪˈpit/
Definitions of repeat word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of REPEAT repeat loop 3
- verb with object repeat to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis. 1
- verb with object repeat to say or utter in reproducing the words, inflections, etc., of another: to repeat a sentence after the teacher. 1
- verb with object repeat to reproduce (utterances, sounds, etc.) in the manner of an echo, a phonograph, or the like. 1
- verb with object repeat to tell (something heard) to another or others. 1
- verb with object repeat to do, make, or perform again: to repeat an action. 1
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Origin of repeat
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English repeten (v.) < Middle French repeter < Latin repetere to attack again, demand return of, equivalent to re- re- + petere to reach towards, seek (cf. perpetual, petulant)
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Parts of speech for Repeat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
repeat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
repeat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for repeat
verb repeat
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- belabor — If you say that someone belabors the point, you mean that they keep on talking about it, perhaps in an annoying or boring way.
- belch — If someone belches, they make a sudden noise in their throat because air has risen up from their stomach.
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
noun repeat
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- broken record — (Idiomatic) Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.
- lookalike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
- chorus — A chorus is a part of a song which is repeated after each verse.
- echo — a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
Antonyms for repeat
verb repeat
- change one's mind — to alter one's decision or opinion
- draw in — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- eat one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- forget it — certainly not
- go back on — at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
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