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repeat - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" |
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repetition |
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periodic event,
recurrent event an event that recurs at intervals
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sequence film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
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cycle a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
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rematch,
replay the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
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recurrence,
return happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
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repeat - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" |
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reiterate,
ingeminate,
iterate,
restate,
retell |
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tell discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
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perseverate psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated"
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ditto repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"
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harp,
dwell come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
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interpret,
translate,
render make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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paraphrase,
rephrase,
reword express the same message in different words
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summarise,
summarize,
sum up,
resume be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
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quote,
cite put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
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repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" |
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echo |
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let loose,
emit,
let out,
utter expel (gases or odors)
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recite repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
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cuckoo repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
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reecho repeat back like an echo
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parrot repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"
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regurgitate,
reproduce repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
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repeat - do over; "They would like to take it over again" |
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act,
move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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