"repeat" meaning in English

See repeat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈpiːt/ Audio: en-us-repeat.ogg [US], en-uk-to repeat.ogg [UK] Forms: repeat [singular], repeats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An instruction to repeat something. Usually this is used for music in part of a song. Sometimes it may be used for other things like part of a computer program.
    Sense id: simple-repeat-en-noun-2NnH3Mb3
  2. Something this has been repeated; that is a repetition.
    Sense id: simple-repeat-en-noun-AOkS3wep Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈpiːt/ Audio: en-us-repeat.ogg [US], en-uk-to repeat.ogg [UK] Forms: repeat [canonical], repeats [third-person, singular], repeated [past], repeated [past, participle], repeating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you repeat something, you do it again.
    Sense id: simple-repeat-en-verb-VMgxtn46
  2. If something repeats or is repeated it is done more than once, or there is more than one of it.
    Sense id: simple-repeat-en-verb-HnMJidXO Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If you repeat yourself, you say something you just said again.
    Sense id: simple-repeat-en-verb-gXo6i-8Y
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        },
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          "text": "If you fail the class you will have to repeat it."
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          "text": "That song is not good because it just repeats the same words."
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        {
          "text": "The flashing light just keeps repeating."
        },
        {
          "text": "The war was very bad, I hope history doesn't repeat with another like it."
        },
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          "text": "The words \"No show hello\" repeat through the whole song."
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "That song is not good because it just repeats the same words."
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "The words \"No show hello\" repeat through the whole song."
        }
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