Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
repeat oneself — To say again what one has said already • • • Main Entry: ↑repeat … Useful english dictionary
repeat oneself — {v. phr.} To say the same thing over again, often in the same words; repeat ideas because you forget what you said or because you want to stress their importance. * /Grandfather is forgetful and often repeats himself when he tells a story./ * /A… … Dictionary of American idioms
repeat\ oneself — v. phr. To say the same thing over again, often in the same words; repeat ideas because you forget what you said or because you want to stress their importance. Grandfather is forgetful and often repeats himself when he tells a story. A teacher… … Словарь американских идиом
repeat oneself — say or do the same thing again. → repeat … English new terms dictionary
repeat oneself — verb To say what one has said again, usually several times … Wiktionary
repeat — ► 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) … English terms dictionary
repeat — v. & n. v. 1 tr. say or do over again. 2 tr. recite, rehearse, report, or reproduce (something from memory) (repeated a poem). 3 tr. imitate (an action etc.). 4 intr. recur; appear again, perhaps several times (a repeating pattern). 5 tr. used… … Useful english dictionary
repeat — 1. verb or To do or say again (and again). The scientists repeat the experiment in order to confirm the result. See Also: repeatedly, repetition, repetitive, repeat oneself 2 … Wiktionary
repeat — verb 1》 say again. ↘(repeat oneself) say or do the same thing again. 2》 do again or more than once. ↘(repeat itself) occur again in the same way: history has repeated itself. 3》 chiefly Brit. (of food) be tasted after being swallowed, as… … English new terms dictionary
repeat — [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… … English World dictionary
