repeatedly — many times; again and again
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: many times; again and again
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
Korean meaning: 반복해서, 여러 번
Korean pronunciation: 리**피**티들리
Example Sentences
- My alarm clock repeatedly went off, but I kept hitting the snooze button.
- The teacher repeatedly reminded students about the exam date.
- He repeatedly checked his phone for messages like a lovesick teenager.
repeatedly
ADVERB//rɪˈpiːtɪdli//
many times; again and again
💡 Concept
many times; again and again
🎵 Rhyme
Practice repeatedly, improve immediately, succeed definitely!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
🌳Etymology
Prefixre--
Rootpeat
Suffix--edly
Origin
라틴어 'repetere'에서 유래했습니다. 're(다시)'와 'petere(찾다, 공격하다)'가 결합되어 '다시 찾다, 되풀이하다'는 의미가 되었고, 여기에 부사 어미 '-ly'가 붙어 현재의 형태가 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
completelyimmediatelydefinitely
completely
immediately
definitely
🔗Collocations
repeatedly warned
repeatedly failed
repeatedly asked
repeatedly told
repeatedly emphasized
repeatedly interrupted
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My alarm clock repeatedly went off, but I kept hitting the snooze button.”
“The teacher repeatedly reminded students about the exam date.”
😄 Fun example
“He repeatedly checked his phone for messages like a lovesick teenager.”
“The company repeatedly promised improvements but delivered nothing.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
continuouslyconstantlyfrequentlypersistentlyagain and again
Antonyms
oncerarelyseldom
Related
repeatrepetitionrepetitiveoftenmultiple times
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