ECHO

[verb] echoes, echoing, past echoedThe sound of footsteps echoed round the hall. [I]Suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gunfire. [I]"She earns £90 000 a year." "£90 000 a year!" echoed (= repeated) Sylvia in amazement. [+ speech](figurative) I've heard the Prime Minister's view echoed (= repeated in agreement) throughout the party. [T](figurative) The design of the church echoes (= repeats details that cause you to think of) that of St. Paul's Cathedral. [T](figurative) The ideas of Plato have echoed down/through the ages (= continued to be very important during history).