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repeated; repeating; repeats
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2
a
: to make, do, or perform again
repeat an experiment
b
: to make appear again
the curtains repeat the wallpaper pattern
will repeat the program tomorrow
c
: to go through or experience again
had to repeat third grade
3
: to express or present (oneself) again in the same words, terms, or form
: to say, do, or accomplish something again
especially
: to win something (such as a sports championship) another time in succession
1
a
: something repeated : repetition
b
: a musical passage to be repeated in performance
also
: a sign placed before and after such a passage
c
: a usually transcribed repetition of a radio or television program
d
: a duplication of genetic material (such as a sequence of nucleotides) in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
2
: the act of repeating
: of, relating to, or being one that repeats an offense, achievement, or action
a repeat burglar
a repeat customer
Synonyms
Examples of repeat in a Sentence
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.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
By repeating this broken ladder glitch perfectly dozens of times in a row, Mario can quickly reach the top of the screen, where the game will register the level as completed.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
For a decade since, that sentiment has played on repeat.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The Dodgers are trying to become the first repeat World Series champion since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
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Verb
To determine if this phenomena repeated itself in more dire situations, the team then analyzed video of a crowd at the 2010 Love Parade,.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
By repeating this broken ladder glitch perfectly dozens of times in a row, Mario can quickly reach the top of the screen, where the game will register the level as completed.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
This year the Chiefs are aiming for an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ and the game is a repeat of Super Bowl LVII in 2023 when the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35 in Glendale, Arizona.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
For a decade since, that sentiment has played on repeat.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
President Trump wants to send repeat American criminals (the worst of the worst) to a different country!
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The Dodgers are trying to become the first repeat World Series champion since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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repeat
1 of 2 verb
re·peat
ri-ˈpēt 
1
a
: to say or state again
repeated the question
b
: to say from memory : recite
repeat a poem
c
: to say after another
repeat the following words after me
2
: to make, do, or perform again
repeat a mistake
3
: to present (oneself) again in the same words or way
hate repeating myself
1
: the act of repeating
2
: something repeated
3
a
: a musical passage to be repeated in performance
b
: a sign that consists of two dots one above the other and that is placed before and after a musical passage to be repeated
4
: a repetition of a radio or television program
Medical Definition
repeat
noun
re·peat
ri-ˈpēt, ˈrē-ˌ
: genetic duplication in which the duplicated parts are adjacent to each other along the chromosome
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