rɪˈpi:t v. & n. --v. 1 tr.
say or do
over again. 2 tr.
recite,
rehearse,
report, or
reproduce (something
from memory) (repeated a poem). 3 tr.
imitate (an
action etc.). 4 intr.
recur;
appear again,
perhaps several times (a repeating pattern). 5 tr. used
for emphasis (am
not, repeat not, going). 6 intr. (of food) be tasted intermittently for
some time after being swallowed as a
result of belching or
indigestion. 7 intr. (of a
watch etc.)
strike the last
quarter etc. over again
when required. 8 intr. (of a firearm)
fire several shots
without reloading. 9 intr. US illegally
vote more than once in an
election. --n. 1 a the
act or an
instance of repeating. b a
thing repeated (often attrib.: repeat prescription). 2 a repeated
broadcast. 3 Mus. a a passage
intended to be repeated. b a mark indicating
this. 4 a
pattern repeated in
wallpaper etc. 5
Commerce a a
consignment similar to a
previous one. b an
order given for this; a
reorder. ørepeating
decimal a recurring decimal. repeat
itself recur in the
same form. repeat
oneself say or do the same thing over again. øørepeatable adj. repeatability n. repeatedly adv. [ME f. OF repeter f. L repetere (as
RE-, petere seek)]