Repeatedly
/rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
Definitions
In a manner that happens again and again.
/rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
Happening again and again; frequently.
The teacher repeatedly told the students to be quiet.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're trying to bake a cake, and the oven keeps beeping. The beeping happens repeatedly, right? That means it's happening over and over again.
👶 For kids: Doing something again and again.
More Examples
He had repeatedly asked for a raise, but was denied.
The alarm clock went off repeatedly until she woke up.
How It's Used
"She repeatedly apologized for her mistake."
"The study's findings were repeatedly challenged by critics."
"The software crashed repeatedly, disrupting the workflow."
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."
From 'repeat' + '-edly'. 'Repeat' comes from the Old French 'repeter' and ultimately from the Latin 'repetere' (to do again, to repeat). The '-edly' suffix indicates a manner.
The use of 'repeatedly' has remained consistent over time, appearing with similar frequency in both historical and contemporary texts.
Memory tip
Think of the word 'repeat.' It is doing the same action again and again. Add the '-edly' and you have 'repeatedly'.