An iteration; a repetition.
"The final draft of the report was simply the fourth repeat of an idea we had already discussed three times earlier in the meeting."
In plain English: A repeat is something that happens again after it has already occurred once.
"His habit of repeating everything I said became very annoying during our long conversation."
make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
repeat an earlier theme of a composition
"The composer chose to repeat the haunting melody from the introduction in the final movement to bring the piece full circle."
To do or say again (and again).
"The toddler kept repeating his favorite song over and over until I finally gave in and sang along."
In plain English: To repeat something means to do it again.
"Please repeat what I just said so I can hear it better."
Usage: Use repeat to describe doing an action, saying words, or playing media multiple times in succession. It is often confused with reiterate when emphasizing the same point verbally rather than performing a physical task again.
The word repeat comes from the Latin verb repetō, which combines the prefix meaning "again" with a root that originally meant to attack or beseech. It entered English via Middle English and Old French, evolving from this sense of pressing again into its current meaning of saying something over once more.