repeat
an event that repeats (Freq. 2)
- the events today were a repeat of yesterday's
• Syn:
repetition
• Derivationally related forms:
repetitious (for: repetition), repeat (for: repetition)
• Hypernyms:
periodic event, recurrent event
• Hyponyms:
sequence, cycle, replay, rematch, recurrence, return
1. to say, state, or perform again (Freq. 33)
- She kept reiterating her request
• Syn:
reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
• Derivationally related forms:
restatement (for: restate), iterative (for: iterate), iteration (for: iterate), reiterative (for: reiterate), reiteration (for: reiterate), repetition
• Hypernyms:
tell
• Hyponyms:
perseverate, ditto, harp, dwell, translate,
interpret, render, paraphrase, rephrase, reword, sum up,
summarize, summarise, resume, quote, cite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They won't repeat the story
2. make or do or perform again (Freq. 11)
- He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
• Syn:
duplicate, reduplicate, double, replicate
• Derivationally related forms:
replication (for: replicate), replica (for: replicate), repetitive, repetition, repeater, repeating, double (for: double)
• Hypernyms:
reproduce
• Hyponyms:
replicate, copy, recapitulate, reduplicate, geminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. happen or occur again (Freq. 8)
- This is a recurring story
• Syn:
recur
• Derivationally related forms:
repetitive, repetition, recurrent (for: recur), recurrence (for: recur)
• Hypernyms:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Hyponyms:
iterate, cycle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. to say again or imitate (Freq. 7)
- followers echoing the cries of their leaders
• Syn:
echo
• Derivationally related forms:
echo (for: echo)
• Hypernyms:
utter, emit, let out, let loose
• Hyponyms:
recite, cuckoo, reecho, parrot, regurgitate, reproduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
5. do over (Freq. 3)
- They would like to take it over again
• Syn:
take over
• Derivationally related forms:
repetitive, repeater
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. repeat an earlier theme of a composition
• Syn:
reprise, reprize, recapitulate
• Derivationally related forms:
recapitulation (for: recapitulate)
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play, spiel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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