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As a Noun: 1. A performance of an act multiple times. English = repetition. 2. The act of reading or studying something again in order to remember it better or learn it more thoroughly. English = revision, review. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To do an action again. English = repeat. 2. To read or do things again in order to learn them thoroughly. English = revise, review. 3. Of an event or situation, to happen many times, especially in the same way so as to be boring and uninteresting. English = (be) repetitive. Interactive: 1. [Simple form, not the variants}, used to ask someone to repeat something that they have just told you, especially if you did not see it or hear it clearly. English = 'Pardon?', 'Can you repeat that?' As Modifier: 1. Used to describe doing something or something happening one more time or on another occasion. English = again. 2. Used immediately next to a verb to mean the action happens many times and most of the time. English = frequently. 3. Used immediately next to a verb to mean the action happens several times, usually without much or any change. English = again and again, repetitively, over and over. Note: 1. The variants all involve sideways movement and/or multiple iterations. They are strongly associated with ‘repeated action over time’.