Antonyms for repeat
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-peet |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpit |
Definition of repeat
Origin :- late 14c., "to say what one has already said," from Old French repeter "say or do again, get back, demand the return of" (13c., Modern French répéeter), from Latin repetere "do or say again; attack again," from re- "again" (see re-) + petere "to go to; attack; strive after; ask for, beseech" (see petition (n.)).
- Meaning "say what another has said" is from 1590s. As an emphatic word in radio broadcasts, 1938. Meaning "do over again" is from 1550s; specific meaning "to take a course of education over again" is recorded from 1945, American English. Related: Repeated; repeating.
- noun something done over; duplicate
- verb duplicate, do again
- It will not be necessary to repeat in detail the course of my examination.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- As we do, we must not repeat the well-intentioned errors of our past.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Yet, I repeat, man is potentially a man, however far he may be from actual manhood.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He did me the honor to repeat it aloud; but the Minister's answer was not heard.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
- In the lives of great men the typical tragedies are likely to repeat themselves.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- I so loved the word as he had spoken it that I must repeat it after him.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Give me some more of the syrup, and then come and repeat the verse that I taught you the other day.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- But after contending with himself, he concluded to repeat nothing.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- We repeat that we are not much concerned with the growth of the idea of the power of God.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- "That you need not repeat, my dear," interrupted Mrs. Beaumont.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Synonyms for repeat
- chime
- come again
- din
- ditto
- drum into
- echo
- go over again
- hold over
- imitate
- ingeminate
- iterate
- make like
- occur again
- play back
- play over
- quote
- read back
- reappear
- recapitulate
- recapitulation
- recast
- reciprocate
- recite
- reconstruct
- recrudesce
- recur
- redo
- refashion
- reform
- rehash
- rehearse
- reissue
- reiterate
- reiteration
- relate
- remake
- renew
- reoccur
- repetition
- replay
- reprise
- reproduce
- reproduction
- rerun
- resay
- reshow
- reshowing
- restate
- retell
- return
- revert
- revolve
- rework
- run over
- sing same old song
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019