repeat itself

rɪˈpiːt ɪtˈsɛlf

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Definition of repeat itself - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

recurhappen again in the same way

History tends to repeat itself over the years.
The pattern seemed to repeat itself every decade.
Events may repeat themselves if lessons aren't learned.

recur

reduplicate

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Expressions with repeat

on repeat

adv.

repeatedly or continuously

She played the song on repeat all day.

repeat parrot-fashion

repeat words without understanding them

She could repeat parrot-fashion but didn't grasp the meaning.

doomed to repeat history

adj.

fated to experience past events again

Ignoring warnings, they were doomed to repeat history.

repeat like a mantra

say something many times

He would repeat like a mantra his daily affirmations.

repeat like a parrot

say words exactly as heard without understanding

He would just repeat like a parrot whatever the teacher said.

rinse and repeat

repeat a process or action again and again

After each test, we rinse and repeat the procedure.

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French:se répéter, ...
German:sich wiederholen, ...
Italian:ripetersi, ...
Spanish:repetirse, ...
Portuguese:repetir-se, ...
Chinese:重演, ...
Japanese:繰り返される, ...
Arabic:تَكَرَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲזוֹר עַל עַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:повторяться, ...
Ukrainian:повторюватися, ...
Hindi:अपने को दोहराना, ...
Bengali:পুনরাবৃত্ত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:repetir-se, ...
Czech:opakovat se, ...
Danish:gentage sig, ...
Dutch:zich herhalen, ...
Greek:επαναλαμβάνομαι, ...
Hungarian:megismétlődni, ...
Khmer:កើតឡើងម្ដងទៀត, ...
Korean:반복되다, ...
Persian:تکرار شدن, ...
Polish:powtarzać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):repetir-se, ...
Romanian:a se repeta, ...
Swedish:upprepa sig, ...
Thai:เกิดซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:tekrar etmek, ...
Vietnamese:lặp lại, ...

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