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- repeat 1b
repeated; repeating; repeats
1
2
a
: to make, do, or perform again
repeat an experiment
b
: to make appear again
the curtains repeat the wallpaper pattern
will repeat the program tomorrow
c
: to go through or experience again
had to repeat third grade
3
: to express or present (oneself) again in the same words, terms, or form
: to say, do, or accomplish something again
especially
: to win something (such as a sports championship) another time in succession
1
a
: something repeated : repetition
b
: a musical passage to be repeated in performance
also
: a sign placed before and after such a passage
c
: a usually transcribed repetition of a radio or television program
d
: a duplication of genetic material (such as a sequence of nucleotides) in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
2
: the act of repeating
: of, relating to, or being one that repeats an offense, achievement, or action
a repeat burglar
a repeat customer
Synonyms
Examples of repeat in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brad Adgate, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump, who had fought to keep the report secret, criticized the findings on Truth Social and repeated false claims about the House committee that investigated Jan. 6.
— CNBC’s Hakyung Kim, Annika Kim Constantino, Salvador Rodriguez, Gabrielle Fonrouge and NBC News contributed to this report.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Will Super Heavy booster repeat midair landing maneuver? After burning through most of its fuel, the Super Heavy booster will then detach from the Starship spacecraft, which will ignite its own engines and begin soaring through space.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
The Huskies are loaded for their pursuit of a repeat national championship.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 21 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Ephron’s comment was based on the opinion that marketers were helping to create ad avoidance with strategies that inundated persons with repeating the same ads over and over again.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump, who had fought to keep the report secret, criticized the findings on Truth Social and repeated false claims about the House committee that investigated Jan. 6.
— CNBC’s Hakyung Kim, Annika Kim Constantino, Salvador Rodriguez, Gabrielle Fonrouge and NBC News contributed to this report.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
The 2-2 draw threw up plenty of their repeat problems from the past three months: a vulnerable high line, weaknesses defending crosses and issues conceding goals in flurries.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Will Super Heavy booster repeat midair landing maneuver? After burning through most of its fuel, the Super Heavy booster will then detach from the Starship spacecraft, which will ignite its own engines and begin soaring through space.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The Huskies, fresh off a 30-point victory over San Diego State, look unbeatable in their quest to become the first repeat national champion in 17 years.
—Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
The Huskies are loaded for their pursuit of a repeat national championship.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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repeat
1 of 2 verb
re·peat
ri-ˈpēt 
1
a
: to say or state again
repeated the question
b
: to say from memory : recite
repeat a poem
c
: to say after another
repeat the following words after me
2
: to make, do, or perform again
repeat a mistake
3
: to present (oneself) again in the same words or way
hate repeating myself
1
: the act of repeating
2
: something repeated
3
a
: a musical passage to be repeated in performance
b
: a sign that consists of two dots one above the other and that is placed before and after a musical passage to be repeated
4
: a repetition of a radio or television program
Medical Definition
repeat
noun
re·peat
ri-ˈpēt, ˈrē-ˌ
: genetic duplication in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
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