repeat
gb/ɹɪpˈit/ us/ɹɪpˈit/
A2
Anglais
~ 1500
megismétel, ismétlődik, ismétlés, másolat, replika
VERBE
A2
1
megismétel
B1
Schéma d’usage :
to repeat [something]
Could you repeat the last sentence, please?
Megismételné az utolsó mondatot, kérem?
She repeated the experiment to check the results.
Megismételte a kísérletet, hogy ellenőrizze az eredményeket.
He repeated his request until someone listened.
I had to repeat the test because of a mistake.
The teacher asked him to repeat the answer more clearly.
Exemples pédagogiques
Please repeat your name.
Kérem, ismételje meg a nevét.
He repeated the question.
Megismételte a kérdést.
I will repeat the words.
Can you repeat that?
The boy repeats the game.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'repeat' with 'replay' when talking about media. 'Replay' is for playing a recording again, 'repeat' is for saying or doing again in general.
Sens
Say or do again
Collocations
repeat a question
|repeat an action
|repeat a word
|repeat instructions
Synonymes
reiterate (More formal; often used for emphasizing a statement.)
Antonymes
stop (Means to cease doing something rather than doing it again.)
Thèmes
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To say or do something one more time.
To say, write, or do something again.
VERBE
B1
2
ismétlődik
B1
The same problem keeps repeating every month.
Ugyanaz a probléma hónapról hónapra ismétlődik.
History often repeats itself.
A történelem gyakran ismétli önmagát.
These mistakes should not repeat in the future.
The cycle will repeat until changes are made.
Exemples pédagogiques
The problem repeats every day.
A probléma minden nap ismétlődik.
The event repeats each year.
Az esemény minden évben ismétlődik.
Mistakes repeat if we do not learn.
The game repeats after you win.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this with 'resume', which means to start again after stopping, not necessarily to happen again naturally.
Sens
Happen again
Collocations
history repeats itself
|pattern repeats
|event repeats
Synonymes
recur (More formal; often used for regular or predictable events.)
Antonymes
cease (Means to stop happening.)
Thèmes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To happen again.
To occur or happen more than once.
NOM
B1
3
ismétlés
B1
They're showing a repeat of last week's episode tonight.
Ma este a múlt heti epizód ismétlését adják.
I caught the repeat of the match on Sunday.
Vasárnap elcsíptem a meccs ismétlését.
The channel often broadcasts repeats during the summer.
Exemples pédagogiques
I watched a repeat of the show.
Megnéztem a műsor ismétlését.
The repeat was on Sunday.
Az ismétlés vasárnap volt.
They play repeats in the morning.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'repeat' with 'recording'; a recording is a saved copy, a repeat is a re-broadcast.
Sens
Event shown again
Collocations
watch a repeat
|TV repeat
|old repeat
Synonymes
rerun (Common in American English for TV shows.)
Antonymes
premiere (Refers to the first showing of a program or performance.)
Thèmes
media
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Définition
A TV or radio show that is played again.
A television or radio program, or other performance, that is shown or broadcast again.
NOM
B2
4
This year's performance was almost a repeat of last year's.
Az idei előadás szinte a tavalyi másolata volt.
His joke was just a repeat from yesterday.
A vicce csak a tegnapi poén ismétlése volt.
It was a repeat of their earlier mistake.
Exemples pédagogiques
The game was a repeat of last week.
A meccs a múlt heti másolata volt.
The speech was a repeat from before.
A beszéd egy korábbi beszéd ismétlése volt.
It was a repeat of the same error.
Sens
Exact copy of action/words
Collocations
an exact repeat
|a near repeat
Synonymes
duplication (More formal; often used in technical contexts.)
Antonymes
original (Refers to something new, not copied.)
Thèmes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Définition
Something done or said the same way as before.
Something that is exactly the same as something done, said, or made before.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
repeat
API
GB/ɹɪpˈit/
US/ɹɪpˈit/
Syllabes et accentuation
re - peat (2 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (peat)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: repeat
- Plural: repeats
Verb
- Base: repeat
- 3rd Person Singular: repeats
- Present Participle: repeating
- Past: repeated
Famille de mots
Forms
repeats
noun
repeating
verb
repeated
verb
Core family
Related words
repeatable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unrepeatable
adjective
Advanced or less common
repetitious
adjective
repetitively
adverb
Expressions
on repeat
1/ˈɔn ɹɪpˈit/
fixed phrase
informal
Played over and over again
Played many times without stopping.
Exemples
- That song has been on repeat all day.
- I keep this movie on repeat when I’m sick.
repeat after me
1/ɹɪpˈit ˈæftɚ mˈi/
fixed phrase
Copy spoken words immediately
Say the same words that I say, right after me.
Exemples
- Repeat after me: 'I will study every day.'
- In class, the teacher said, 'Repeat after me.'
history repeats itself
1/hˈɪstɚi ɹɪpˈits ɪtsˈɛlf/
idiom
Past events happen again
Things that happened before often happen again in a similar way.
Exemples
- They say history repeats itself when people make the same mistakes as in the past.
- Wars show that history repeats itself.
history repeats itself
2/hˈɪstɚi ɹɪpˈits ɪtsˈɛlf/
idiom
Similar events recur over time
The same kinds of events happen again and again over time.
Exemples
- Some say history repeats itself in politics.
- History repeats itself when lessons are not learned.