re
peat
Present Participle
repeating
Past Tense
repeated
Past Participle
repeated
1
to complete an action more than one time
transitive
- The teacher regularly repeats important concepts to ensure understanding.
- Athletes often repeat specific exercises to improve their skills.
- The musician repeated the chorus for emphasis during the performance.
- Right now, the trainer is actively repeating the instructions for the exercise.
- Why are you always repeating the same arguments in the discussion?
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2
to make, do, or perform something again
- He had to repeat the experiment to confirm the results.
- The band decided to repeat their most popular song for the encore.
- She repeated her dance routine until she perfected it.
- The chef repeated the recipe to ensure it was flawless.
- They had to repeat the test to verify the accuracy of the data.
Synonyms:
3
to happen again
- The same problem is likely to repeat if not properly fixed.
- History has a tendency to repeat itself if we don't learn from it.
- The festival will repeat next year due to its success.
- If the experiment results repeat, the theory will be confirmed.
- He hoped the mistake wouldn't repeat in the future.
Synonyms:
4
to say something again or to copy someone or something
- Can you repeat what you just said for clarity?
- The teacher asked the student to repeat the instructions.
- She can perfectly repeat the song lyrics after hearing them once.
- He repeated the joke to his friends, and they all laughed.
Synonyms:
5
do over
Synonyms:
6
repeat an earlier theme of a composition
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