repeat+again
1repeat again — Again means another time or in return and always suggests the idea of in addition. Therefore, it is superfluous in such expressions as repeat again because the prefix re has the meaning of again. Say Tell your story again or Retell your story,… …
2repeat — [ri pēt′; ] for n., also [ rē′pēt΄] vt. [ME repeten < OFr repeter < L repetere < re , again + petere, to demand, rush at, fall: see FEATHER] 1. to say or utter again; reiterate [to repeat a remark] 2. to say over or through; recite (a… …
3Repeat — Re*peat ( p?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repeated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Repeating}.] [F. r[ e]p[ e]ter, L. repetere; pref. re re + petere to fall upon, attack. See {Petition}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again;… …
4repeat — vb 1 Repeat, iterate, reiterate, ingeminate can all mean to say again. Repeat, the word in ordinary use, may apply to what is said or uttered or done again, whether once or many or an indefinite number of times {repeat a command} {the teacher… …
5repeat — ► VERB 1) say or do again. 2) (repeat oneself) say the same thing again. 3) (repeat itself) occur again in the same way or form. 4) (of food) be tasted again after being swallowed, as a result of indigestion. ► NOUN 1) …
6repeat yourself — phrase to say or write the same words or idea that you said before, often without realizing that you are doing it Sally sometimes becomes confused and repeats herself. Thesaurus: to say something again, or to repeat someone s else s wordssynonym… …
7repeat — [n] something done over; duplicate echo, recapitulation, reiteration, repetition, replay, reproduction, rerun, reshowing; concept 695 Ant. original repeat [v] duplicate, do again chime, come again, din, ditto*, drum into*, echo, go over again,… …
8Repeat Performance — (1947) is a film in the film noir style. It combines elements of a 1940s drama with a science fiction twist. The film was released by Poverty Row studio Eagle Lion Films. Plot It’s New Years Eve 1946 and a woman is standing over her dead husband… …
9repeat — I (do again) verb backslide, copy, do over, duplicate, give an encore, imitate, ingeminate, iterare, persist, reconstruct, recreate, recur, redo, reduplicate, reenact, regenerate, reinstitute, relapse, remake, renew, replicate, reproduce, resume …
10repeat — late 14c., from O.Fr. repeter say or do again, get back, demand the return of (13c.), from L. repetere do or say again, attack again, from re again + petere go toward, seek, demand, attack (see PETITION (Cf. petition)). Specific meaning to take a …
