- repeat
- I UK [rɪˈpiːt] / US [rɪˈpɪt]
verb [transitive]
Word forms "repeat":
present tense I/you/we/they repeat he/she/it repeats present participle repeating past tense repeated past participle repeated
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1) to say or write something againCan you repeat what you just said, please?
The first line is repeated throughout the poem.
repeat that:If you repeat those allegations, we will consult our lawyers.
He repeated that he was not interested in buying a new car.
2) to do something again, or to make something happen againIf you don't pass this exam you'll have to repeat a year.
Repeat the exercise eight times with each leg.
When they repeated the experiment, the results were completely different.
3) to tell someone something that someone else has told youI'll tell you a secret, but please don't repeat it to anyone.
4) to say or write something that you have heard or read because you are trying to learn or understand itrepeat something after someone:She can repeat the poem from memory (= without looking at it).
The students carefully repeated the words after the teacher.
5) [usually passive] to broadcast a television or radio programme again•Phrasal verbs:See:history
II UK [rɪˈpiːt] / US [rɪˈpɪt] noun [countable]
Word forms "repeat":
singular repeat plural repeats
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1) a television or radio programme that is broadcast againThere's nothing but repeats on TV tonight.
2) an event, action, situation etc that happens again or is similar to one that happened beforerepeat of:a repeat performance (= something that happens again, especially something bad):Police fear a repeat of last weekend's riots.
We don't want a repeat performance of yesterday's argument, do we?
3) music a particular passage of music played again, or the symbol that tells a musician to do this•repeat business/customers
— business customers who buy products or services from a particular business more than onceWe offer special discounts to our repeat customers.
English dictionary. 2014.
