Repeat
/rɪˈpiːt/
Definitions
3 meaningsTo say or do something again; to reiterate.
/rɪˈpiːt/
To say or do something again.
Could you please repeat the instructions?
💡 Simply: Imagine you're telling a story, and your friend asks you to say that part again. That's *repeat* – saying or doing something one more time! Like when you ask the DJ to play your favorite song again.
👶 For kids: To say or do something again.
More Examples
She repeated the words slowly to make sure everyone understood.
I had to repeat the class because I failed the exam.
How It's Used
"Please repeat the question."
"The teacher asked the students to repeat the sentences after her."
To happen or occur again; to be duplicated.
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To happen again.
The test results repeated the same error.
💡 Simply: Sometimes things happen more than once. Like when you have a bad dream, and then it happens again. That's a *repeat* occurrence. Or when you have a day that feels just like yesterday.
👶 For kids: To happen again.
More Examples
The event repeated itself the following year.
It's unlikely that the same mistakes will repeat.
How It's Used
"The experiment was designed to repeat."
"History has a tendency to repeat itself."
An instance of something occurring or being done again.
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A repeated instance.
The film was a repeat from last week.
💡 Simply: When something happens more than once, that second, third, etc., time is called a *repeat*. Like watching your favorite movie again or listening to a song on loop.
👶 For kids: When something happens again.
More Examples
The concert featured a repeat of the final song for the encore.
He requested a repeat performance from the band.
How It's Used
"The song had several repeats."
"A repeat of the previous broadcast."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
repeat after me
To say the same words or phrases that someone else has just said.
"The teacher told the students to repeat after her."
history repeats itself
Events that have occurred in the past will happen again in the future.
"As economic crises often follow similar patterns, some say history repeats itself."
From Middle French *repeter*, from Latin *repetere* (“to seek again, to repeat”), from *re-* (“again”) + *petere* (“to seek”).
The word 'repeat' has been used since the 14th century, initially from French and Latin, evolving to encompass various senses of reiteration.
Memory tip
Think of a parrot, which *repeats* what it hears.