repeat

(rĭ-pēt' rē'pēt')

v., -peat·ed, -peat·ing, -peats.

v.tr.

1. To say again: repeat a question.
2. To utter in duplication of another's utterance.
3. To recite from memory.
4. To tell to another.
5. To do, experience, or produce again: repeat past successes.
6. To express (oneself) in the same way or words: repeats himself constantly.

v.intr.

1. To do or say something again.
2. To commit the fraudulent offense of voting more than once in a single election.

n.

1. An act of repeating.
2. Something repeated, as an interval in athletic training.
3. A broadcast of a television or radio program that has been previously broadcast; a rerun.
4. Music.
   1. A passage or section that is repeated.
   2. A sign usually consisting of two vertical dots, indicating a passage to be repeated.

adj.
Of, relating to, or being something that repeats or is repeated: a repeat offender; a repeat performance of the play.

[Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, to seek again : re-, re- + petere, to seek.]

repeatability re·peat'a·bil'i·ty n.
repeatable re·peat'a·ble adj.

SYNONYMS   repeat, iterate, reiterate, restate. These verbs mean to state again: repeated the warning; iterate a demand; reiterated the question; restated the obvious.

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verb

1. To state again: iterate, reiterate, restate. See repetition.
2. To send back the sound of: echo, rebound, reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To copy (another) slavishly: echo, image, imitate, mimic, mirror, parrot, reflect. See same/different/compare.
4. To do or perform (an act) again: duplicate, redo. See repetition.

n

Definition: something done over; duplicate
Antonyms: original

n. in artillery and naval gunfire support, an order or request to fire again the same number of rounds with the same method of fire.

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The restatement of a passage of music, usually indicated by enclosing the material to be repeated between double bars with vertical pairs of dots.

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A word removed from the vocabulary of artillery and mortar personnel. Using the term casually can cause un-wanted action.

IN BRIEF: Make or do or perform again.

Experience is what allows us to repeat our mistakes, only with more finesse! — Derwood Fincher

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In air traffic control terminology, it means, “Retransmit the last message to remove any ambiguity.” The term repeat back means, “Repeat the entire transmission to ensure the message has been understood properly.”

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or repeat

1. (in DNA) see repetitive sequences.
2. (in proteins) any sequence of the same amino-acid residue, or group of amino-acid residues, that is repeated in a polypeptide: e.g., the protein huntingtin, involved in Huntington's disease, contains a polyglutamine tract, which can vary in size from 11 — 86 repeat units; and the primary structure of collagen is characterized by a G-x-P repeat unit.
3. the repeats of sugar residues often found in complex polysaccharides.

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1. the ability to get similar results at a series of examinations.
2. in genetics a measure of the extent to which an animal's superiority (or inferiority), based on an initial measurement, will be seen in future measurements. Denoted by R.
3. in diagnostic tests, the ability of the test to give consistent results in repeated measurements. See also precision.

For a list of words related to repeat, see:

• Harmony, Melody, and Structure - repeat: vertical arrangement of two dots on staff, indicating that preceding passage is to be repeated
• Television Programming and Institutions - repeat: reshowing of program in same season
• Modes and Manners of Expression - repeat: say again; say something said by another; say over; ingeminate; iterate
• Reasoning and Informing - repeat: tell another what one has heard or learned

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gentage, repetere, fortælle videre
v. intr. - gentage sig, give (sure) opstød, genudsende
n. - gentagelse, genudsendelse
adj. - gentagelses-, som kan gentages, da capo-

idioms:

• repeat a year    gå en klasse om
• repeat oneself    gentage sig selv
• repeat performance    da capo-forestilling

Nederlands (Dutch)
herhalen, repeteren, navertellen, zich herhalen, nazeggen, opgegeven worden (eten), onwettig nogmaals stemmen, herhaling, herhalingsteken, terugkerend patroon, herhaalde bestelling

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) répéter, (École) redoubler (une classe), recommencer (un cours), (Radio, TV) rediffuser, (Mus) reprendre (mouvement)
v. intr. - répéter, refaire, se répéter, frauder (en votant deux fois)
n. - répétition, (Théât) deuxième représentation, (Radio, TV) reprise, rediffusion, (Mus) reprise
adj. - répété, (Méd) renouvelable (une ordonnance), (Jur) récidiviste

idioms:

• repeat a year    (École) redoubler
• repeat oneself    se répéter
• repeat performance    reprise, (Théât) deuxième représentation

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) wiederholen, aufsagen, widerrechtlich mehrmals wählen, aufstoßen
n. - Wiederholung, Wiederholungskauf
adj. - wiederholt

idioms:

• repeat a year    ein Jahr wiederholen
• repeat oneself    sich wiederholen
• repeat performance    Wiederholungsvorstellung, Wiederholungskonzert

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επαναλαμβάνω/-ομαι, (οικον.) ξαναστέλνω, (για φαγητό) προκαλώ ρέψιμο
n. - επανάληψη, επαναληπτικό όπλο, (οικον.) επαναλαμβανόμενη προμήθεια εμπορεύματος

idioms:

• repeat a year    ξανακάνω/επαναλαμβάνω χρονιά, μένω στην ίδια τάξη
• repeat oneself    επαναλαμβάνομαι, καταντώ μονότονος
• repeat performance    επανάληψη παράστασης

Italiano (Italian)
ripetere, rifare, ricorrere

idioms:

• repeat a year    ripetere un anno
• repeat oneself    ripetersi
• repeat performance    prove

Português (Portuguese)
v. - repetir-se, reaparecer
n. - repetição (f)

idioms:

• repeat a year    repetir um ano (na escola)
• repeat oneself    repetir-se
• repeat performance    repetir atuação

Русский (Russian)
повторять, декламировать, повторение, повтор

idioms:

• repeat a year    остаться на второй год
• repeat oneself    повторяться
• repeat performance    снова выступать, повторять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - repetir, reiterar, contar, volver a hacer, recitar, repasar, ensayar
v. intr. - repetir, repetirse, ser de repetición, repetirse periódicamente
n. - repetición, reiteración
adj. - de repetición

idioms:

• repeat a year    repetir el curso
• repeat oneself    repetirse
• repeat performance    repetición

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - upprepa, föra vidare, reprisera
n. - repeterande, upprepning, reprissändning, återkommande mönster

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
重复, 重说, 重做, 复述, 背诵, 反复, 重复的, 反复的

idioms:

• repeat a year    留级
• repeat oneself    不自觉地重复
• repeat performance    回放

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重復, 重說, 重做, 復述, 背誦
v. intr. - 重復, 重說, 重做
n. - 重復, 反復
adj. - 重複的, 反覆的

idioms:

• repeat a year    留級
• repeat oneself    不自覺地重復
• repeat performance    重播

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 되풀이 하다, 되풀이해 말하다, 다시 이수하다
v. intr. - 되풀이하여 말하다, 이중 투표하다
n. - 되풀이함, 반복 , 복사
adj. - 되풀이하는

idioms:

• repeat oneself    같은 말을 되풀이하다, 되풀이하여 나타나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 繰り返して言う, 繰り返して行う, 復唱する, 暗唱する, 味が残る, 循環する
n. - 繰り返し, 再放送, 再演, 反復記号

idioms:

• repeat a year    留年する
• repeat oneself    同じことを繰り返す
• repeat order    再注文
• repeat performance    繰り返し公演

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد, يكرر, يردد, يقول ثانيه (الاسم) إعادة, شيى مكرر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חזר ואמר, גילה, דקלם, חזר (על), השאיר טעם בפה, חיקה, הדגיש‬
v. intr. - ‮חזר ונשנה, השאיר טעם בפה (אוכל), ירה יותר מפעם בלי לטעון את הנשק, הצביע יותר מפעם אחת בבחירות, באופן בלתי חוקי‬
n. - ‮חזרה, שידור חוזר, ביצוע חוזר, סימן חזרה (מוסיקה), משלוח דומה לקודם‬
adj. - ‮חוזר, נשנה‬

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