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