ECHO


Meaning of ECHO in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: ech · oed ; echo · ing \ ' e-( ˌ )k ō -i ŋ , ' e-k ə -wi ŋ \

Date: 1596

intransitive verb

1 : to resound with echoes

2 : to produce an echo

transitive verb

1 a : REPEAT , IMITATE <children echo ing their teacher's words> b : to restate in support or agreement <his successor echo ed his opinion> c : to be reminiscent of : EVOKE <music that echo es an earlier time>

2 : to send back (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.