"repeat oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: repeats oneself [present, singular, third-person], repeating oneself [participle, present], repeated oneself [participle, past], repeated oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} repeat oneself (third-person singular simple present repeats oneself, present participle repeating oneself, simple past and past participle repeated oneself)
  1. To say again what one has already said, usually several times. Synonyms: reiterate oneself Related terms: repeat itself Translations (Translations): se repeta (Romanian), repetirse (Spanish), repetirse como el ajo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-repeat_oneself-en-verb-u3kVAOmv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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