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Meaning of repetition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən

Definitions

  1. The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated
  3. frequency
  4. The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set.
    countable, uncountable
  5. : The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set
  6. rehearsal
  7. To petition again
  8. something which is repeated. I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; (also adjective) a repeat performance. heruitsending شَيئ مُكَرَّر повторение repetição opakování; opakovaný die Wiederholung; Wiederholungs-... gentagelse; gen- επανάληψηrepetición, reposición kordus هر چیز تکراری( برنامه تلویزیون و رادیو uusinta reprise -חוֹזֵר दुहराव ponovljen nastup (predstava, koncert) ismétlés pengulangan endurtekning; endurtekinn þáttur/sÿning ripetizione; replica くり返し 반복 kartojama laida ...
    also adjective
  9. said, done etc many times. In spite of repeated warnings, he went on smoking. herhaaldelik مُكَرَّر многократен repetido opětovaný wiederholt gentagen επανειλημμένοςrepetido korduv مکرر toistuva répétéחוזר ונשנה दोहरा, पुर्नावृत्ति ponovljen ismételt berulang-ulang (sí)endurtekinn ripetuto たびたびの 반복된 pakartotinis, daugkartinis atkārtots; vairākkārtējs berulang herhaaldgjentattwielokrotny بيا بياشوى، تكرار شوى repetido repetat многократный opätovaný večkraten višestruk upprepad ซ้ำ ๆ defalarca ...
    etc
  10. many times. I've asked him for it repeatedly. herhaaldelik بصورةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه нееднократно repetidamente opětovaně wiederholt gentagne gange επανειλημμέναrepetidamente, muchas veces korduvalt پی در پی؛ مکررا toistuvasti à maintes reprisesשוב ושוב बार-बार opetovano, više puta zaredom ismételten berulang kali hvað eftir annað ripetutamente たびたび 반복적으로 daug kartų atkārtoti; vairākkārtīgi berulang kali herhaaldelijkgjentatte gangerwielokrotnie په وار وار، په تكرار، څو څوواره repetidamente de mai ...
  11. (an) act of repeating. herhaling تَكْرار повтаряне repetição opakování die Wiederholung repetition; gentagelse επανάληψηrepetición kordamine, proov تکرار toisto répétitionחזרה दोहराव, पुनर्कथन ponavljanje (meg)ismétlés pengulangan æfing ripetizione 反復 되풀이 (pa)kartojimas, kartojimasis atkārtošana; atkārtojums ulangan herhalinggjentakelse, repetisjonpowtórzenie تكرار، پرله پسې توب، بيابيا كول، ګردان repetição repetare; repetiţie повторение opakovanie ponavljanje ponavljanje upprepning การทำซ้ำ ...
  12. doing, saying, the same thing too often. His speeches are very repetitive; My job is a bit repetitive. herhalend مُتَكَرِّر повтарящ се repetido opakující se sich wiederholend ensformig επαναλαμβανόμενος, μονότονοςrepetitivo üksluine تکراری yksitoikkoinen répétitif חוֹזֵר עַל עַצמוֹ- दोहराया गया koji se ponavlja, dosadan ismétlődő berulang endurtekningarsamur; tilbreytingarlaus ripetitivo くり返す 반복적인 pasikartojantis, monotoniškas atkārtojošs; tāds, kas atkārtojas selalu berulang zich herhalendo...
  13. herhalend بصورةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه повтарящо се repetidamente stále dokola sich wiederholend ensformigt μονότονα de manera repetitiva üksluiselt, korduvalt به طور مکرر yksitoikkoisesti de façon répétitive בְּאוֹפֶן הַחוֹזֵר עַל עַצמוֹ बार-बार s (čestim) ponavljanjima, uz (česta) ponavljanja ismétlő(dő)en secara berulang tilbreytingarlaust in maniera ripetitiva くり返して 되풀이 하여 daug kartų, monotoniškai atkārtoti; vairākkārtīgi; monotoni secara berulang zich herhalendom og om igjen, gang på gang monoton...
  14. herhalendheid تَكْراريَّه повтаряне monotonia časté opakování die Wiederholung ensformighed μονοτονίαrepetitividad, cualidad de repetitivo üksluisus, korduvus تکرار yksitoikkoisuus caractère répétitif חָזַרָתִיוּת बारंबारता ponavljanje ismétlődőség pengulangan tilbreytingarleysi ripetitività くり返し 반복성 kartojimasis, monotonija atkārtošanās; monotonums pengulangan het zich herhalen endeløse gjentakelser monotonia تكرار monotonia caracter repetitiv повторение časté opakovanie repetitivnost, ponav...
  15. to repeat what one has already said. Listen carefully because I don't want to have to repeat myself. jou herhaal يُكَرِّر ما قالَه повтарям се repetir-se opakovat se sich wiederholen gentage επαναλαμβάνομαι respetirse üle kordama تکرار کردن toistaa se répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל עַצמוֹ अपनी बात दोहराना ponavljati se (meg)ismétli önmagát mengulangi endurtaka sig ripetersi 같은 말을 되풀이하다 (pasi)kartoti atkārtot paša teikto mengulangi sekali lagi in herhalingen vervallen gjenta segpowtarzać się تکرارول rep...
  16. The act or process or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca təkrar
Български повторение
Català repetició
Čeština opakování
Cymraeg ail-wneud
Dansk gentagelse
Ελληνικά απαντώ επανάληψη
فارسی تکرار
Suomi kertaus toisto
Français répétition
Gaeilge athdhéanamh
עברית חזרה
Magyar ismétlés
Հայերեն կրկնություն
Italiano ripetizione
日本語 反復 繰り返し
ქართული გამეორება
Қазақша қайталау
한국어 되풀이 반복
Kurdî tekrar tekrar
Македонски повторување
മലയാളം ആവർത്തനം
Nederlands herhaling
Português repetição
Română repetare repetiție
Türkçe tekrar tekrarlama
Українська повторення
Oʻzbekcha takror

Examples

“How we hope and believe each day will be our last of anxious waiting! The post comes in, and there is no letter for us. How bitter is the disappointment! and on every repetition it grows more acute.”
“Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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