repeat

The word “repeat” means to say or do something again. In plain terms, to do, say, or show something again.

“Repeat” is pronounced rih-PEET (/ɹɪˈpiːt/ in IPA).

Here is “repeat” used in a sentence: “Could you repeat the question, please?”

Words with a similar meaning to “repeat” include reiterate, reprise, rework see also Thesaurus:reiterate, recrudesce, recourse and recur.

Depending on how it is used, “repeat” can be a verb and a noun.

The word “repeat” comes from Latin. From Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, "to attack again, to seek again," from re- plus petere, "to seek.".

“Repeat” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Repeat” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to say or do something again.

Both mean to say something again, but reiterate is narrower and more formal, used for restating a point to stress it or make it clear. Repeat is broader and everyday: you can repeat words, actions, mistakes, or a whole process. You reiterate an argument; you repeat almost anything that happens more than once.

Yes. Besides the verb, repeat is a common noun for something shown or done again, most often a rerun on television — 'this episode is a repeat.' It can also mean a recurrence, as in a repeat of last year's problems, or in music a passage marked to be played twice.

Repeat works for words or actions done again. For instance: 'Could you repeat the question?' asks someone to say it once more. 'The team hopes to repeat last season's success' means achieving it again. 'Repeat the exercise ten times' gives an instruction to do the same action over and over.