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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | repeter, from Latin repetere, from petere 'to go to, try to find' |
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1 to say or write something again : 
Can you repeat your question?Sorry - could you repeat that? It is not, I repeat not, my fault. 'I promise,' she repeated.
say again
Can you repeat your question?Sorry - could you repeat that?It is not, I repeat not, my fault.'I promise,' she repeated. repeat yourself (=say something that you have said before, usually by mistake) Elderly people tend to repeat themselves.
Elderly people tend to repeat themselves.2 to do something again : Repeat the exercises twice a day. We must not repeat the mistakes of the past.
do again
Repeat the exercises twice a day.We must not repeat the mistakes of the past. repeat a class/grade/year (=do the same class at school again the following year)
3 to say something that someone else has just said, especially in order to learn it
learn
4 to tell someone something that you have heard, especially something secret : Here's what happened, but don't repeat it.
tell
Here's what happened, but don't repeat it.5 to broadcast a television or radio programme again : The series will be repeated in the autumn.
broadcast
TCBAMTThe series will be repeated in the autumn.6 used to say that you do not want to repeat what someone has said, especially because it is rude : Her comments don't bear repeating!
something doesn't bear repeating
Her comments don't bear repeating!