French word

répéter

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁepete/

Meaning

  • verbrepeat

Example

Peux-tu répéter s'il te plaît ?

Could you repeat that, please?

Illustration for répéter (repeat)

More examples

Pour mémoriser, il vaut mieux répéter à haute voix.

To memorize, it is better to repeat out loud.

Core concept

A word or action comes back along the same path, either because someone brings it back or because it returns on its own.

Common phrases

  • répéter le mot

    repeat the word

  • répéter à haute voix

    repeat out loud

  • répéter l'exemple

    repeat the example

Similar words

redire: To repeat something previously said.
recommencer: To start again from the beginning.
refaire: To do the same thing again, often to improve it.
s'entraîner: To practice repeatedly in order to improve.

Definition in French

Redire ou refaire quelque chose pour que l'action ou l'énoncé se répète; peut s'employer pronominalement (se répéter) pour indiquer qu'une action revient d'elle-même.

Word origin

French répéter comes from Latin repetere, formed from re- 'again' and petere 'seek or head toward', through historical French development.

Usage tips

  • Répéter asks for the same words or action again, whereas reformuler asks for different wording of the same idea.

Other meanings

  • rehearseverb

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