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повторя́ть — meaning in English

povtoryat

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English meaning

  • ditto adverb Used to mean "the same as what was just said," avoiding repetition.
  • rebroadcast noun Retransmission; a repeated or relayed broadcast.
  • 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.
  • rerun noun A television program shown again after its original broadcast.
  • revise verb To change or correct something, especially a piece of writing, in order to improve it.

Senses

повторя́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • ditto (transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
  • rebroadcast To broadcast again.
  • reiterate (transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
  • reiterate (transitive) To say or do (something) repeatedly.
  • renew (transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14thc.]
  • repeat (transitive) To do or say again (and again).
  • revise (obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.

ditto — full definition

  1. adverb Used to mean "the same as what was just said," avoiding repetition.
  2. noun The mark ("), used to show that something written above should be repeated.

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