Verb
Will you repeat the question?
He kept repeating the same thing over and over.
He often has to ask people to repeat themselves because he's a little deaf. Repeat after me: “I promise to do my best…”.
You are simply repeating, in slightly different words, what has been said already.
My five-year-old can repeat her favorite stories word for word. Noun
Most of the customers are repeats.
No, I don't want to watch that. It's a repeat.
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Claims from staffers included being penalized for taking medical leave, repeated racial microaggressions and fear of retribution for raising complaints about working conditions.—Erica Marrison, People.com, 26 May 2025 As recently as this week, Trump allies in Congress have repeated a comment made by Trump during his joint address on March 4.—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Noun
Expect your plant to be a repeat performer but new blooms are not likely for about a year.—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025 One restaurant was cited for repeat violations and rodents and roaches were found at others in the latest round of Plano health inspections, according to the inspection report.—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Adjective
Boho cowgirl fusion, moto boots, and decorative head scarves were repeat occurrences.—Cierra Black, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025 The Dodgers are heavy favorites to become the first repeat World Series champions since the New York Yankees won three straight titles from 1998-2000.—John Perrotto, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repeat
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English repeten, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French repeter, from Old French, from Latin repetere to return to, repeat, from re- + petere to go to, seek — more at feather
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