The meaning of Repeat

adjective

Constant and unending.

Usage examples:

The fort was subjected to ceaseless bombardment

adjective

Continuing without ever stopping

Usage examples:

When a baby becomes ill there can be ceaseless crying., she worked ceaselessly for change.

adjective

Occurring continuously over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The constant background noise of the city

noun

A situation that does not change.

Usage examples:

The condition of struggle remained a constant

adjective

Nearly continuous or very frequent

Usage examples:

We had a constant stream of visitors., even in this age of high technology, the popularity of hunti…

adjective

Forming a sequence in which the same action or event is repeated frequently.

Usage examples:

His plane went down after continual attacks

Occurring without interruption

noun

A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

Usage examples:

The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy

verb

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department

verb

To produce something that is exactly like another thing, or to do something meant to be like someone or something else

Usage examples:

The design was copied from a 19th-century wallpaper., he copied the file onto a diskette., she writ…

noun

The same thing again (used in lists and accounts and often indicated by a ditto mark under the word or figure to be repeated).

Usage examples:

If one folds his arms, so does the other; if one crosses his legs, ditto

adverb

As said before; similarly

Usage examples:

It rained saturday and it rained sunday. ditto monday.

noun

The symbol (〃) that means 'the same' and is written immediately under a word or phrase that you are repeating so you do not have to write it out again

adjective

Exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.

Usage examples:

A duplicate set of keys

noun

One of two or more identical things.

Usage examples:

Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates

verb

Short for duplicate bridge.

noun

The action or process of duplicating something.

Usage examples:

An attempt to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort

noun

The practice of doing the same thing more than once, or having more than one person or thing to do the same task, when this is not necessary

Usage examples:

As a result of the merger, there could be duplication among the two companies' administrative staff…

noun

A sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.

Usage examples:

The walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

verb

(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.

Usage examples:

Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

proper noun

A nymph deprived of speech by hera in order to stop her chatter, and left able only to repeat what others had said.

adjective

Occurring or done many times at short intervals.

Usage examples:

Frequent changes in policy

verb

Visit (a place) often.

Usage examples:

Pubs frequented by soldiers

adjective

Happening often; common

Usage examples:

She makes frequent trips home to beijing., i frequently disagree with him., i moved much more frequ…

adjective

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

Usage examples:

The incessant beat of the music

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant) never stopping

Usage examples:

The region endured weeks of incessant rain., bob talks incessantly about their new baby.

pronoun

A large number of people or things.

Usage examples:

It could be the solution to many of our problems

Amounting to a large but indefinite number

determiner & adjective

A large number of.

Usage examples:

Many people agreed with her

adjective

Great in number; many.

Usage examples:

She had complained to the council on numerous occasions

adjective

Many

Usage examples:

She is the author of three books and numerous articles.

adjective

Appearing or occurring at intervals.

Usage examples:

The periodic visits she made to her father

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern

Usage examples:

He suffers periodic mental breakdowns.

adjective

Continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

Usage examples:

An attempt to stop persistent drink-drivers

adjective

Continuing to exist past the usual time, or continuing to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition

Usage examples:

A persistent cough, persistent rumors, the rains persistently fell.

adjective

Lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of

Usage examples:

A persistent smell/skin rash, symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent d…

adjective

Occurring often or repeatedly.

Usage examples:

She had a recurrent dream about falling

adjective

Happening again many times

Usage examples:

The patient has a two-month history of recurrent episodes of pancreatitis., the 'what ifs' of histo…

verb

Do (something) again or differently.

Usage examples:

A whole day's work has to be redone

noun

A redecoration of a room or building.

Usage examples:

A total redo of the second floor shopping concourse

verb

To do something again

Usage examples:

These new measurements mean that i'll have to redo the calculations., we spent €5,000 redoing the k…

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

noun

The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

Usage examples:

Her comments are worthy of repetition

The act of doing or performing again

noun

The act of doing or saying something again

Usage examples:

His books are full of repetition., we want to prevent a repetition of last summer's fires, which de…

noun

An exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.

Usage examples:

A replica of the empire state building

verb

Make an exact copy of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

It might be impractical to replicate eastern culture in the west

adjective

Of the nature of a copy.

Usage examples:

A replicate earth

noun

A close or exact copy; a replica.

Usage examples:

Young reptiles should not be considered merely small replicates of adults

noun

The action of copying or reproducing something.

Usage examples:

The extraordinary speed and replication of information created by computerization

noun

The act of making or doing something again in exactly the same way, or something that is made or done in this way

Usage examples:

Replication of these findings in other studies will be important., the second project was not desig…

verb

Show, stage, or perform again.

Usage examples:

She can stop the video and rerun a short sequence

noun

An event or programme which is run again.

Usage examples:

The world cup rerun

verb

To show again a television program or movie

Usage examples:

There’s nothing on tv but reruns.

adjective

Continuing for an extended period or without interruption.

Usage examples:

Several years of sustained economic growth

verb

Strengthen or support physically or mentally.

Usage examples:

This thought had sustained him throughout the years

adjective

Continuing for a time

Usage examples:

Sustained applause, we’ll have to make a sustained effort to finish this job on time.

adjective

Never relaxing or slackening; incessant.

Usage examples:

Unremitting drizzle

adjective

Never stopping, becoming weaker, or failing

Usage examples:

Our thanks are due to bob lawrence whose unremitting labours have ensured the success of the whole …