Meaning of the word repeat in English

What does repeat mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

repeat

US /rɪˈpiːt/

UK /rɪˈpiːt/

say again something one has already said

Example:

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Could you please repeat that?

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The teacher asked him to repeat the sentence.

Synonym:

reiterate restate recapitulate echo reproduce

do again something one has already done

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He had to repeat the experiment to confirm the results.

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The team hopes to repeat their success from last season.

Synonym:

replicate duplicate reproduce redo recur

an act of repeating something

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The song has a catchy chorus and a lot of repeats.

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We need to avoid a repeat of last year's mistakes.

Synonym:

repetition recurrence duplication echo rerun