repeat

CEFRA1

/ɹɪˈpiːt/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To say, do, or happen again.

  2. 02

    noun

    Something done or shown again.

Examples

  • She didn't want a repeat performance of what had happened the night before.

  • You had better not repeat such an error.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹi.pit/
  • /ɹɪˈpit/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To happen again; recur.

  2. To refill (a prescription).

  3. To do or say again (and again).

More examples

In context

  • Could you please repeat that?

  • I don't mind talking about the incident, but one gets tired of repeating themself after the hundredth time.

  • I'll tell you my secret, but first promise me you won't repeat it to anyone else!

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher asked the student to blank the answer because it was too quiet.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from the prefix re- (“again”) + petō (“to attack, beseech”).