n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' p ē t
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English repeten, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French repeter, from Old French, from Latin repetere to return to, repeat, from re- + petere to go to, seek ― more at FEATHER
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to say or state again b : to say over from memory : RECITE c : to say after another
2 a : to make, do, or perform again < repeat an experiment> b : to make appear again <the curtains repeat the wallpaper pattern> <will repeat the program tomorrow> c : to go through or experience again <had to repeat third grade>
3 : to express or present (oneself) again in the same words, terms, or form
intransitive verb : to say, do, or accomplish something again especially : to win (as a sports championship) another time in succession
– re · peat · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ p ē -t ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– re · peat · able \ - ' p ē -t ə -b ə l \ adjective