■ noun ( plural ~es )
1》 a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
↘a reflected radio or radar beam.
↘ Linguistics the repetition of one speaker's utterance by another.
2》 something suggestive of or parallel to something else.
3》 Bridge a play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner.
4》 a code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication.
■ verb ( ~es , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 (of a sound) reverberate or be repeated after the original sound has stopped.
↘repeat (someone's words or opinions).
2》 be suggestive of or parallel to: a blue suit that ~ed the colour of her eyes.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ey adjective
~less adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. or L., from Gk ēkhō , related to ēkhē 'a sound'.