Words / A2

ri-PEET/rɪˈpiːt/

Teachers ask you to repeat so you hear or say the sentence again. Repeat after me, repeat the question. Repetition is the noun. Revise is study again before a test; repeat is do or say again. Repeat yourself can sound negative if you say the same thing too often.

Meaning

To say or do something again.

Examples

• “Please repeat the sentence.”
• “Could you repeat that more slowly?”
• “History seems to repeat itself.”

Good to know

repeat + words/action. Study again: revise. Noun: repetition.

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