repeat — to say or do something again
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to say or do something again
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈpiːt/
Korean meaning: 반복하다, 되풀이하다
Korean pronunciation: 리**피**트
Example Sentences
- My mom keeps repeating the same story about her childhood - I've heard it 50 times!
- Can you repeat that? I was busy counting how many times you said 'um'.
- History tends to repeat itself, especially in exam questions.
repeat
VERB//rɪˈpiːt//
to say or do something again
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/rɪˈpiːt/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈpiːt/
🌳Etymology
Prefixre--
Rootpeat
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '다시(re-)'와 '찾다, 요구하다(petere)'가 합쳐져서 '다시 요구하다'는 의미에서 '반복하다'로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
beatheatseatsweetmeet
beat
heat
seat
sweet
meet
🔗Collocations
repeat after me
repeat offender
repeat performance
on repeat
repeat order
repeat prescription
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom keeps repeating the same story about her childhood - I've heard it 50 times!”
😄 Fun example
“Can you repeat that? I was busy counting how many times you said 'um'.”
“History tends to repeat itself, especially in exam questions.”
“I had to repeat the grade because I spent too much time playing games.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
reiterateduplicateechorecurreplay
Antonyms
stopceasediscontinue
Related
repetitionrepeatedlyrepetitiverehearsepractice
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