toistaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• double adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
• duplicate adj Exactly the same as something else, especially because it was copied from it.
• echo verb Of a sound, to bounce off a surface and be heard again; to reverberate.
• play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
• rehearse verb To practise a performance, speech, or scene in preparation for the real thing.
• reiterate verb To say something again, usually for emphasis or clarity.
• renew verb To extend the length of something, such as a subscription, loan, or licence.
• repeat verb To say or do something again.
• 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.

Senses

toistaa is used for these senses in English:

• double To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
• double (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
• double (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
• duplicate (transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
• echo (computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.
• follow up To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.
• rehearse (transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
• reiterate (transitive) To say or do (something) repeatedly.

double — full definition

1. adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
2. verb To make or become twice as large.
3. noun A person who closely resembles and can stand in for another, often in film for dangerous stunts.

duplicate — full definition

1. adj Exactly the same as something else, especially because it was copied from it.
2. verb To make an exact copy of something.
3. noun An exact copy of something else.

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