English Dictionary — Definitions & Meanings

rep

noun

A person who represents a company or group, especially in sales.

repaint

verb

To paint something again, especially something that was already painted.

repair

verb

To fix something that is broken or damaged.

repairing

noun

The act of fixing something that is broken.

repairman

noun

A man whose job is fixing broken machines, appliances, or equipment.

repairperson

noun

Another term for a repairer, someone who repairs things.

reparate

adj

Fixed and working properly again.

reparation

noun

Payment or other compensation made to people who have been wronged, especially by a state to a group it has harmed. Usually plural: reparations.

reparations

noun

Payments or other compensation made to a group of people, usually by a state or institution, for a historical injustice done to them or their ancestors, such as slavery, colonial rule or genocide.

repartee

noun

A quick, clever reply, or a conversation full of such witty exchanges.

repast

noun

A time set aside for resting and refreshing yourself.

repatriate

noun

Someone who has gone back to their home country, or had their original citizenship given back.

repatriation

noun

The return of a person to their home country.

repay

verb

To pay back money that was borrowed or owed.

repayment

noun

The act of paying back money owed, or the amount paid back.

repeal

verb

To officially cancel a law.

repeat

verb

To say or do something again.

repeated

adjective

Done or said more than once.

repeatedly

adverb

Again and again; many times.

repeating

adjective

Happening again and again in the same way.

repel

verb

To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.

repellency

noun

The ability of something to push or keep things away.

repellent

adjective

Causing strong dislike or disgust.

repelling

noun

The act of pushing something away.

repent

verb

To feel deep regret for something wrong you have done, often wanting to change.

repentance

noun

A feeling of deep regret or sorrow for wrongdoing.

repentant

adjective

Showing sincere sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

repenting

noun

The act of feeling deep regret for wrongdoing.

repercussion

noun

A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.

repertoire

noun

The full range of works, skills, or pieces a person or group is ready to perform.

repertory

noun

A repertoire.

repetition

noun

The act of doing or saying something again, or an instance of it happening again.

repetitious

adj

Repeating the same thing too often.

repetitive

adjective

Involving the same action or thing done over and over, often to the point of being tedious.

rephrase

verb

To say or write the same idea using different words.

repine

verb

To grumble or feel unhappy about something.

repining

noun

The act of complaining quietly or feeling unhappy.

replace

verb

To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.

replaceable

adjective

Able to be swapped for something else.

replacement

noun

A person or thing that takes the place of another.

replay

verb

To play something again, especially a recording.

replaying

noun

The act of playing something again.

replenish

verb

To fill something back up, or supply a fresh amount of something that has run low.

replenishable

adj

Able to be filled up again once it runs low.

replenishment

noun

The act of filling something up again.

replete

adj

Full of something, well supplied.

replica

noun

An exact copy of something, often made for display or study rather than actual use.

replicant

noun

An artificial being, often a robot, made to look exactly like a real living thing, usually a person.

replicate

verb

To make a copy of something, especially so that it matches the original precisely.

replication

noun

The process of copying or reproducing something so a fresh, identical version exists.

replicative

adj

Relating to or causing copying.

replicator

noun

Something capable of copying itself, such as a gene or a self-spreading idea.

reply

verb

To give a spoken or written answer to a question, message, or accusation.

repo

verb

Informal short form of "repossess" — to take back property because payments haven't been made.

repopulate

verb

To bring a population back up again, whether of people, animals, or data.

report

verb

To give an account of an event or pass on information that has been observed or heard.

reportage

noun

The relaying of news, particularly by someone who witnessed events first-hand.

reportedly

adverb

According to what has been reported, though not necessarily confirmed.

reporter

noun

A journalist who gathers information and writes or broadcasts news stories.

reporting

noun

The activity of preparing reports, whether in business, government, or similar settings.

repose

noun

A state of rest or calm, especially after activity, or a period of sleep.

reposeful

adj

Calm and restful.

reposit

verb

To put something away and leave it in a particular place.

reposition

verb

To move something or someone into a different position.

repository

noun

A place where things are stored, often for safekeeping.

repossess

verb

To take back property, typically because the buyer has stopped making payments on it.

reposting

noun

The action of publishing something a further time.

reprehend

verb

To tell someone off for doing something wrong.

reprehensible

adjective

Deserving strong criticism or blame; shamefully wrong.

reprehension

noun

A sharp telling-off given to someone for what they have done.

reprehensive

adj

Expressing blame or rebuke.

reprehensively

adv

In a way that deserves blame or censure.

represent

verb

To act or speak on behalf of someone else.

representation

noun

The act of representing something, or something that stands in for something else.

representations

noun

Formal statements or complaints made to an authority.

representative

adjective

Typical of a larger group; standing for the qualities of that group.

representing

noun

The act of standing in for or portraying someone or something.

repress

verb

To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.

repressed

adjective

Held back or kept from being expressed, especially emotions.

repressible

adj

Able to be held back or kept under control.

repressing

noun

The act of holding something down or back, or a further round of pressing something.

repression

noun

The use of force or authority to control or suppress people, especially their rights or freedoms.

repressive

adjective

Using harsh control or force to restrict freedom; oppressive.

repressor

noun

A person or thing that holds something back or keeps it in check.

reprieve

verb

To cancel or delay a punishment, especially an execution.

reprimand

noun

A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.

reprisal

noun

An act of retaliation, especially in response to an attack or injury.

reprise

noun

A repeated section of a piece of music, especially a return to an earlier tune or song later in a show or album.

repro

noun

(informal) A short form of the word reproduction.

reproach

noun

A mild expression of blame or disappointment.

reproachful

adj

Showing that someone feels you have done wrong.

reproaching

noun

The act of blaming or criticising someone.

reprobate

adj

Thrown away as having no value.

reprocess

verb

To put something through a process again.

reprocessing

noun

Another round of processing carried out after the first.

reproduce

verb

To make a copy of something, such as an image, document, or sound.

reproducible

adj

Able to be made or produced again, with the same result, by other people or in other places.

reproducing

noun

The act of making copies of something or of producing offspring.

reproduction

noun

The biological process by which living things produce offspring.

reproductive

adjective

Relating to the process of producing offspring.

reproductively

adv

In a way that relates to how living things produce offspring.

reprogram

verb

To program a device or system again, often with new instructions.

reprogrammed

adjective

Having been programmed again, differently from before.

reprogramming

noun

The act of giving a system or device new instructions.

reproof

noun

A telling-off given to someone for doing something wrong.

reprove

verb

To show that you think something is wrong.

reproving

adj

Showing disapproval of something, as if giving a warning.

reps

noun

Informal plural of "rep" — repetitions of an exercise, or sales representatives.

reptile

noun

A cold-blooded, scaly, egg-laying animal such as a snake, lizard, or turtle.

reptilian

adj

Relating to reptiles, or having qualities typical of them.

reptitious

adj

Moving low along the ground, as a reptile does.

republic

noun

A country governed by elected representatives and a head of state who is not a monarch.

republican

noun

A person who supports republican government — rule by elected representatives rather than a monarch.

republicanism

noun

The political belief that a state should be a republic in which the people hold sovereign power.

repudiate

verb

To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.

repudiation

noun

An act of rejecting or refusing to accept something.

repugnance

noun

A strong feeling of dislike or disgust.

repugnant

adj

So offensive or distasteful that it causes strong disgust.

repulse

verb

To drive back an attack or attacker.

repulsion

noun

A strong feeling of disgust or aversion.

repulsive

adj

Causing strong disgust; extremely unpleasant.

repulsiveness

noun

How disgusting or off-putting something is.

reputability

noun

How trustworthy or well thought of someone is.

reputable

adj

Well thought of; having a good reputation.

reputation

noun

The general opinion that people hold about someone or something.

repute

noun

Reputation, especially a favorable one.

reputed

adj

Generally believed or said to be, though not necessarily confirmed.

reputedly

adv

As most people believe, though it is not certain.

request

verb

To ask for something, often politely or formally.

requested

verb

Past tense and past participle of request: asked for something formally or politely.

requester

noun

A person or thing that asks for something.

requicken

verb

To bring something back to life or give it fresh energy.

requiem

noun

A religious ceremony, especially a Catholic Mass, held to honor and pray for the dead.

requiescat

noun

A prayer asking for a dead person's soul to rest peacefully.

require

verb

To need something as essential.

required

adj

Necessary or mandatory.

requirement

noun

Something that is necessary or must be met before something else can happen.

requiring

noun

The act of demanding or needing something.

requisite

adj

Necessary for a particular purpose; needed.

requisition

noun

A formal, official request for goods, supplies, or action.

requital

noun

Something given to make up for harm or loss.

requite

verb

To pay off a debt, or to reward someone for a favour or service they gave.

reread

verb

To read something again.

reroute

verb

To send something or someone along a different path than originally planned.

rerouting

noun

The process of redirecting something onto a different path.

rerun

noun

A television program shown again after its original broadcast.

Res

name

A surname.

resale

noun

The sale of something that was previously bought, by its owner, to a new buyer.

reschedule

verb

To arrange for something to happen at a different time than originally planned.

rescind

verb

To officially cancel or revoke something, such as a law, order, or agreement.