repeated
recurring again and again
How often you will meet it
Rank 775 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 23,860 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- recurring again and again also: perennial, recurrent perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
repeated in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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These broken sentences were repeated more than once, and then she stood silent as though in a dream still.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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She knew how to say nasty things herself, and as she said them wittily they were usually listened to and repeated.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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He repeated to her constantly that she had connived with her father to “take him in,” to fleece him, to ruin him.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1