echo
gb/ˈɛkoʊ/ us/ˈɛkoʊ/
A2
Engels
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Zelfstandig naamwoord
A2
entity
1
sound heard after reflection
A sound you hear again because it bounces back from a wall, mountain, or other hard surface.
Gebruikspatroon:
an echo of [a sound/noise]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'echo' with 'repeat', but 'echo' refers specifically to a sound reflecting back, not just saying something again.
Synoniemen
reverberation (A more technical term often used in acoustics and audio engineering.)
Antoniemen
silence (The complete absence of sound; opposite of having an audible reflection.)
Woordcombinaties
faint echo
|loud echo
|hear an echo
|voice echo
|distant echo
Thema's
nature
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- Her voice produced an echo in the empty hall.
- We heard the echo of our footsteps in the cave.
- The canyon walls created a long, rolling echo.
- He shouted and waited for the echo to return.
- The microphone picked up an echo during the recording.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I heard an echo when I shouted.
- The cave made a big echo.
- We heard an echo in the tunnel.
- She shouted and an echo came back.
- The hall gave an echo of his voice.
Werkwoord
B1
action
2
to make a reflected sound
To make a sound that comes back to you, or to say something that someone else has just said.
Gebruikspatroon:
[something] echoes [in/through place]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Some learners overuse 'echo' for any repeated event; it should be used for sound or very close figurative repetition.
Synoniemen
resound (Emphasizes a loud, prolonged sound filling a space.)
Antoniemen
muffle (To make a sound quieter so it cannot echo.)
Woordcombinaties
echo through the hall
|words echoed
|gunshots echoed
|echo around
Thema's
nature
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- Gunfire echoed through the valley.
- Her laughter echoed in the empty room.
- The teacher's words echoed in his mind long after class.
- The canyon echoed with the roar of water.
- His shout echoed across the lake.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The gunshot echoed in the street.
- His voice echoed in the cave.
- The hall echoed with music.
- Her laugh echoed in the room.
- The canyon echoed with their voices.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B2
entity
3
something similar to a past thing
Something that looks or feels like something from before.
Gebruikspatroon:
an echo of [something]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may think 'echo' here means literal sound; it is figurative, meaning similarity or reminder.
Synoniemen
reminder (Focuses on bringing something to mind rather than similarity in form or event.)
Antoniemen
original (Something entirely new, without similarity to past things.)
Woordcombinaties
an echo of history
|faint echoes of the past
|political echoes
Thema's
history
|art
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- The design has echoes of ancient Greek architecture.
- His speech contained echoes of his earlier campaign promises.
- The painting is an echo of her previous work.
- There were echoes of old conflicts in their argument.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- This song has echoes of old music.
- The building shows echoes of Roman style.
- Her story is an echo of my own life.
- The movie has echoes of real events.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
echo
IPA
GB/ˈɛkoʊ/
US/ˈɛkoʊ/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
echo (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (echo)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: echo
- Plural: echo, echoes, echos
Verb
- Base: echo
- 3rd Person Singular: echoes
- Present Participle: echoing
- Past: echoed
- Past Participle: echoed
Woordfamilie
Forms
echoes
noun
echos
noun
echoing
verb
echoed
verb
Related words
echoey
adjective
Advanced or less common
echolocation
noun C1
echolocate
verb C1
Uitdrukkingen
echo back
1/ˈɛkoʊ bˈæk/
phrasal verb
repeat what was just heard
To say or make a sound that is the same as one you just heard.
Voorbeelden
- The mountains echoed back our shouts.
- She echoed back his words to make sure she understood them.
echo chamber
1/ˈɛkoʊ t͡ʃˈeɪmbɚ/
fixed phrase
place where only similar views are heard
A situation where you only hear ideas that are the same as yours, so your opinion never changes.
Voorbeelden
- Social media can become an echo chamber where opposing views are never seen.
- Living in an echo chamber makes it hard to understand other perspectives.
with echoes of
1/wˈɪθ ˈɛkoʊz əv/
fixed phrase
having similarities to something else
Having parts that are like something from before.
Voorbeelden
- The movie was with echoes of old noir films.
- His speech was with echoes of past leaders.