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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Repeat \Re*peat"\ (-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repeated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Repeating.] [F. r['e]p['e]ter, L. repetere;
     pref. re- re- + petere to fall upon, attack. See Petition.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to
        iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or
        a poem. ``I will repeat our former communication.''
        --Robynson (More's Utopia).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Not well conceived of God; who, though his power
              Creation could repeat, yet would be loth
              Us to abolish.                        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.
        [Obs.] --Waller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Scots Law) To repay or refund (an excess received).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To repeat one's self, to do or say what one has already
        done or said.
  
     To repeat signals, to make the same signals again;
        specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the
        signals shown at headquarters.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse;
          recapitulate. See Reiterate.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a.
     Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result
     many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a
     repeating watch.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Repeating circle. See the Note under Circle, n., 3.
  
     Repeating decimal (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See
        under Decimal.
  
     Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many
        times in quick succession; especially:
     (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of
         the mechanism the charges are successively introduced
         from a chamber containing them into the breech of the
         barrel, and fired.
     (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged
         from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel.
         See Revolver, and Magazine gun, under Magazine.
  
     Repeating instruments (Astron. & Surv.), instruments for
        observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, etc., so
        constructed that the angle may be measured several times
        in succession, and different, but successive and
        contiguous, portions of the graduated limb, before reading
        off the aggregate result, which aggregate, divided by the
        number of measurements, gives the angle, freed in a
        measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation.
  
     Repeating watch. See Repeater
     (a)
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Repeat \Re*peat"\ (-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repeated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Repeating.] [F. r['e]p['e]ter, L. repetere;
     pref. re- re- + petere to fall upon, attack. See Petition.]
     1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to
        iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or
        a poem. ``I will repeat our former communication.''
        --Robynson (More's Utopia).
  
              Not well conceived of God; who, though his power
              Creation could repeat, yet would be loth Us to
              abolish.                              --Milton.
  
     2. To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.
        [Obs.] --Waller.
  
     3. (Scots Law) To repay or refund (an excess received).
  
     To repeat one's self, to do or say what one has already
        done or said.
  
     To repeat signals, to make the same signals again;
        specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the
        signals shown at headquarters.
  
     Syn: To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse;
          recapitulate. See Reiterate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a.
     Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result
     many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a
     repeating watch.
  
     Repeating circle. See the Note under Circle, n., 3.
  
     Repeating decimal (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See
        under Decimal.
  
     Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many
        times in quick succession; especially:
     (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of
         the mechanism the charges are successively introduced
         from a chamber containing them into the breech of the
         barrel, and fired.
     (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged
         from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel.
         See Revolver, and Magazine gun, under Magazine.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  repeating
       n : the act of doing or performing again [syn: repetition]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  repeating
     Αγγλικά a.
     επαναληπτικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  repeating
     a.
     1 That repeats; repetitive.
     2 Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing
  recharge.
     3 (lb en mathematics) Of a decimal: recurring.
     n.
     repetition.
     vb.
     (present participle of en repeat nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  repeating
     a.
     1 That repeats; repetitive.
     2 Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing
  recharge.
     3 (lb en mathematics) Of a decimal: recurring.
     n.
     repetition.
     vb.
     (present participle of en repeat nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  repeating
     a.
     1 That repeats; repetitive.
     2 Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing
  recharge.
     3 (lb en mathematics) Of a decimal: recurring.
     n.
     repetition.
     vb.
     (present participle of en repeat nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  repeating
     a.
     1 That repeats; repetitive.
     2 Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing
  recharge.
     3 (lb en mathematics) Of a decimal: recurring.
     n.
     repetition.
     vb.
     (present participle of en repeat nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  repeating
     Englanti a.
     toistava
     Englanti n.
     1 kertaaminen, kertaus-
     2 toistaminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r epeat ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  repeating
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en repeat ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb repeat)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Repeating /ɹɪpˈiːtɪŋ/
  التكرار

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  repeating /ɹɪpˈiːtɪŋ/ 
  opakování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  repeating /ɹɪpˈiːtɪŋ/
  Wiederholfunktion 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  repeating /ɹɪpˈiːtɪŋ/
  Wiederholung 
     Synonyms: repeat, rollback
  
   see: repeatings, repeats, rollbacks
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  repeating /ɹɪpˈiːtɪŋ/
  weitersagend
   see: repeat sth., repeated, Please don't repeat what I've told you (to anyone).
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  repeating /ɹɪpˈiːtɪŋ/
  wiederholend, noch einmal sagend
        "it bears repeating"  - es kann nicht oft genug wiederholt / gesagt / erwähnt / betont werden, man kann es (gar) nicht oft genug wiederholen / sagen / erwähnen / betonen (Einschub)
        "it bears constant / endless / infinite repeating (used as a parenthesis)"  - es kann nicht oft genug wiederholt / gesagt / erwähnt / betont werden, man kann es (gar) nicht oft genug wiederholen / sagen / erwähnen / betonen (Einschub)
        "This message is one that bears repeating."  - Das ist eine Botschaft, die nicht oft genug wiederholt werden kann.
        "His comments doesn't bear repeating."  - Seinen Kommentar dazu will ich hier nicht wiederholen / wiedergeben.
   see: repeat sth., repeated, repeats, repeated, I often have to ask people to repeat themselves., Could you repeat what you said, please?, Can you repeat that, please?
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  repeating //ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ// 
  toistuva 2.
  mathematics
   3.
  repetitive

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈpitɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈpitɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 反复的,重复的,循环的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 反复的,重复的,循环的

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