# repeated

/ɹiˈpitɪd/ (US) · /ɹɪpˈiːtɪd/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/repeated
Updated: 2026-06-19

## Senses

### 1. happening many times

adjective · CEFR B1

happening or done many times.

For teachers: occurring or performed on several occasions; frequent and iterative.

- Despite repeated warnings from his doctor, he continued to eat unhealthy food.
- The company faced repeated criticism from environmental groups regarding its waste disposal practices in the region.

## Examples

- She repeated the instructions so everyone could hear them.
- The teacher asked the student to repeat the sentence to improve his pronunciation.
- History often seems to repeat itself when societies fail to address the underlying economic tensions that led to previous conflicts.

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