"echo" meaning in English

See echo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛkəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɛkoʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-echo.ogg [US] Forms: echo [singular], echoes [plural]
enPR: ĕkʹō Head templates: {{noun|2=echoes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An echo is a reflected sound that is heard again by a person.
    Sense id: simple-echo-en-noun-PrbArT5E
  2. The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
    Sense id: simple-echo-en-noun-so52Ci~t

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛkəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɛkoʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-echo.ogg [US] Forms: echo [canonical], echoes [third-person, singular], echoed [past], echoed [past, participle], echoing [present, participle]
enPR: ĕkʹō Head templates: {{verb|echo|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To repeat back what someone else has just said.
    Sense id: simple-echo-en-verb-mvX3BMXz
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      "tags": [
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    },
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