Definition

Examples

• "Scientists initially thought that the result was an anomaly, and feared their data was tainted, however repeated testing confirmed that the data was in fact valid."
• "For example, his repeated assertions concerning the absence of monkeys in his laboratory were quite unexpected."
• "His many tasks involve everything from chemical experimentation to intense brainstorming sessions, during which he lies prostrate on a bed of needles and repeats a string of incomprehensible syllables, often for hours at a time."
• "Jennifer : Sorry, could you repeat that?"
• "I repeat, I am too young to die!"
• "Dr. Loblaw : So, let me repeat myself."
• "This question soon became one of Cheeter's favourites: a sort of mantra which he repeated up until his death."
• "Can you repeat that after me Icarus?"
• "It could be a bogey, I repeat, it could be a bogey."
• "You are flying in restricted airspace, I repeat, this is a no-fly zone!"
• "Except it keeps repeating "tell me about your mother" over and over again – I think it's stuck or something."
• "I have no patience for stupid questions and I don't like repeating myself."
• "The MP also compared environmentalists to "Nazi-style propaganda peddlers", and said 'if something is repeated to the general public often enough, of course they will believe it."
• "I repeat, attendance is mandatory!"
• "However, I don't want to see a repeat of this kind of outmoded and inappropriate attitude."
• "I repeat, an intruder alert."
• "I was a bit puzzled by his repeated claims that he doesn't have any monkeys."