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Meaning of repeat in English

repeat
verb
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/rɪˈpiːt/ uk
/rɪˈpiːt/
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A2 [ T ]
to say or tell people something more than once:
Would you mind repeating what you just said?
repeat something to someone Please don't repeat what I've just told you to anyone else.
[ + that ] She repeated that she had no intention of running for president.
A2 [ I or T ]
to happen, or to do something, more than once:
The test must be repeated several times.
This is an offer never to be repeated.
Johnny had to repeat a year/class at school.
repeat itself Some historians think that history repeats itself.
[ T or I ]   music   specialized
to perform part of a piece of music more than once:
Fischer repeats the section with added decoration.
This additional feature is present each time the phrase is repeated.
After this, the piano part repeats without a break.
repeat yourself
to say the same thing again, or the same things again and again:
His speech was dreadful - he just kept repeating himself.
Do stop me if I'm repeating myself.
She's forgetful and often repeats herself.
He lost the thread of what he was saying and ended up repeating himself.
She kept it up for over an hour and never once repeated herself.
At times he seemed distracted and repeated himself.
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Phrasal verb

repeat on someone
repeat
noun [ C ]
us
/rɪˈpiːt/ us
/ˈriːˌpiːt/ uk
/rɪˈpiːt/
a situation in which something happens or is done more than once:
repeat performance All this is a repeat/a repeat performance of what happened last year.
a television or radio program that is broadcast again:
There's nothing but repeats on television these days.
music   specialized
part of a piece of music that is performed more than once:
The repeat comes in measures 46–57, and then the slow movement continues.
Only the horns play the first repeat of the melody.
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(Definition of repeat from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

repeat | Intermediate English

repeat
verb [ T ]
us
/rɪˈpit/
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to say, tell, or do something again:
She repeated the question.
Listen to the tape and repeat each word.

repeat

noun [ C ] us
/rɪˈpit, ˈri·pit/
We’re hoping to avoid a repeat of last year’s disaster.
(Definition of repeat from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of repeat

repeat
The data isn't shared, requiring you to repeat the same steps on each device.
From The Seattle Times
The stakes are supposed to be high for these repeat offenders.
From New York Daily News
It could be years before the scene is repeated.
From Plain Dealer
This is a concept that's repeated several times.
From Business Insider
These kinds of repetitive dreams tend to repeat until the waking life task at hand is completed.
From Huffington Post
Write down what you want to achieve and spend a few minutes each morning repeating your goals out loud.
From Fast Company
What you have is 6 months repeated 50 times.
From CNN
The words appeared on the screen behind him as he said it, and then he repeated the line.
From The Verge
Those numbers are being repeated at each and every stop on his tour.
From cleveland.com
He admits that petty criminals, but those who repeat the same petty crimes over and over, fall in that difficult middle ground.
From NOLA.com
The concept is kind of like learning 28 little pieces of music that are all really different and don't repeat!
From NPR
Still, everyone knows history's talent for repeating itself.
From NPR
The sentence is usually given to repeat offenders.
From Los Angeles Times
He then spoke with a new accounts employee and repeated he was robbing the bank for a buck.
From CBS Local
They used a very special form of blessing and repeated it three times.
From Huffington Post
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Translations of repeat

in Chinese (Traditional)
重複, 重說, 重做…
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重复, 重说, 重做…
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repetir, repetición, reposición…
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repetir, repetição, reprise…
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पुनरावृत्ती - एकापेक्षा जास्त वेळा सांगणे., पुनरावृत्ती - एकापेक्षा जास्तवेळा घडणे किंवा करणे…
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～を繰り返す, 反復する, 繰り返し…
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tekrar etmek, yinelemek, tekrar söylemek…
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répéter, répétition, rediffusion [feminine]…
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repetir, repetició, reposició…
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herhalen, herhaling…
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ஒன்றுக்கு மேற்பட்ட முறை மக்களுக்குச் சொல்வது அல்லது கூறுவது, நடக்க, அல்லது ஏதாவது செய்ய…
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(कुछ कही गई बात को) दोहराना, (किसी घटना, या गतिविधि का) दोहराना…
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પુનરાવર્તન, રટણ, ફરીથી કરવું…
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gentage, fortælle videre, citere…
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upprepa, repetera, föra vidare…
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ulangi, sebut, ulangi di hati…
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wiederholen, weiter erzählen, aufsagen…
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repetere, gjenta, si videre…
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دہرانا, دوبارہ کہنا, کوئی کام کئی بار کرنا…
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повторювати, переказувати, говорити напам'ять…
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మళ్లీ మళ్లీ చెప్పడం, ఒకసారికి మించి జరగడం లేదా ఒకసారికి మించి ఏదైనా చేయడం…
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পুনরায় করা বা বলা, পুনরাবৃত্তি করা…
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opakovat, říkat dál, recitovat…
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mengulangi, pengulangan…
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พูดซ้ำ, พูดให้ผู้อื่นฟัง, ท่อง…
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lặp lại, nhắc lại, đọc thuộc lòng…
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powtarzać, powtórka, powtórzenie…
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반복하다, 반복, 재방송…
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ripetere, ripetizione, replica…
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