repeat


Definition: Meaning of, repeat in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈpiːt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
repeat repeated repeated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
repeating repeats
[transitive]
  1. say again to say or write something again
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  2. do again to do something again
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  3. learn to say something that someone else has just said, especially in order to learn it
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  4. tell to tell someone something that you have heard, especially something secret
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  5. broadcast to broadcast a television or radio programme again
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  6. something doesn't bear repeating used to say that you do not want to repeat what someone has said, especially because it is rude
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repeat repeats
[countable]
  1. [usually singular] an event that is very like something that happened before
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  2. a television or radio programme that has been broadcast before
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  3. repeat order/prescription British English an order of goods or a PRESCRIPTION of medicine that is the same as one you had before
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  4. technical the sign that tells a performer to play a piece of music again, or the music that is played again
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repeat used in phrasal verbs

  • repeat on (phrasal verb)
    1. repeat on someone if food repeats on you, it makes you burp (= causes air to come up from your stomach and out through your mouth) for a long time after you have eaten it
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