/ Dictionary / Index R repeat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•peat Pronunciation: (ri-pēt'), [key] — v.t. to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis. to say or utter in reproducing the words, inflections, etc., of another: to repeat a sentence after the teacher. to reproduce (utterances, sounds, etc.) in the manner of an echo, a phonograph, or the like. to tell (something heard) to another or others. to do, make, or perform again: to repeat an action. to go through or undergo again: to repeat an experience. —v.i. to do or say something again. to cause a slight regurgitation: The onions I ate are repeating on me. to vote illegally by casting more than one vote in the same election. —n. the act of repeating. something repeated; repetition. a duplicate or reproduction of something. a decorative pattern repeated, usually by printing, on a textile or the like. a passage to be repeated. a sign, as a vertical arrangement of dots, calling for the repetition of a passage. a radio or television program that has been broadcast at least once before. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: repeat (Thesaurus) repeal repeated Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language