Repeat

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːt/

Definitions

1. To say or do something again in the same way as before
2. To say or perform an action again in the same manner as previously done
3. To utter or carry out an action once more in an identical manner

Etymology: Latin "repetere" literally meant "to go back to" or "to seek again," built from "re-" ("back" or "again") and "petere," which could mean "to attack," "to aim at," or "to seek." The sense of returning to a thing gradually shifted toward doing or saying something once more, and that is the meaning English kept. The word reached English through Middle English "repeten," which borrowed it from Old French "repeter." Its earliest English uses carried the sense of reciting or rehearsing, as in saying words back from memory, before the idea of simply saying something again became dominant. The Latin verb "petere" also gave English "petition," "compete," and "appetite," so "repeat" shares its root with words about seeking and striving rather than with anything about speech.

Synonyms: reiterate, recapitulate, echo, retell, reproduce

Antonyms: cease, stop, discontinue, halt, neglect