the act of doing or performing again
"The teacher asked the student to repeat the exercise until she got it right, emphasizing that repeating is simply the act of doing something again."
repetition
"The repeating pattern on the wallpaper catches the light every time you walk by."
present participle of repeat
"The teacher was repeating the instructions so everyone could hear clearly."
In plain English: To repeat something means to do it again after you have already done it once.
"She was repeating the same mistake over and over again."
That repeats; repetitive.
"The machine's humming sound was so constant and unchanging that it felt like a never-ending repetition."