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
Verb
Rowling repeated her willingness to go to prison over the law in a lengthy screed on X, per USA Today.—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024 Zelensky repeated his appeal for Ukraine’s Western partners to ensure swift delivery of military aid.—Lori Hinnant and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
By Pitchfork
September 3, 2024
Graphic by Chris Panicker
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.—Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2024 The letter comes as a court struck down provisions of the state's voting rulebook intended to prevent a repeat of monitors at ballot boxes, citing free speech concerns.—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2024
Adjective
State of play: Minnesota had one of the highest rates of repeat DWI offenders in the nation, according to a 2017 MinnPost story.—Nick Halter, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024 The idea of repeat physical visits becomes a pipe dream for many.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for repeat
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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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