Words of the Day 6

restate
verb [T] to say something again or in a different way:

......He restated his belief that the sanctions need more time to work.

restatement
noun [C or U] - menyatakan semula -
......Her recent speech was merely a restatement of her widely publicised views.


repeat
verb

1- [T] to say or tell people something more than once:

......Would you mind repeating what you just said?
.......Please don't repeat what I've just told you to anyone else.
......[+ that] She repeated that she had no intention of standing for President.


2 - [I or T] to happen, or to do something, more than once:

......The test must be repeated several times.
.....This is an offer never to be repeated.
......Johnny had to repeat a year/class at school.
......[R] Some historians think that history repeats itself.

3 - repeat yourself to say the same thing again, or the same things again and again:

........His speech was dreadful - he just kept repeating himself.


repeat
noun [C]
1 - when something happens or is done more than once:

.....All this is a repeat/a repeat performance of what happened last year.

2 -a television or radio programme that is broadcast again:

......There's nothing but repeats on television these days.


repeated
adjective happening again and again:

......repeated attempts/mistakes/warnings



repeatedly
adverb many times:
......He telephoned repeatedly, begging her to return.


repetition
noun [C or U] when you repeat something:

......His books are full of repetition and useless information.