Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repeat itself

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: re-peat it-self
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To occur again (recur) in the same way or form.

Example Sentences

"It is interesting to recall that the engine emerged from Swindon Works as County of Cheshire, but the mistake was noticed, and rectified [to County of Chester]. History repeated itself when the same thing happened to the more recent G.W.R. "County" class 4-6-0, No. 1011, which was fitted with nameplates in 1946."

Inflected Forms

repeats itself (present, singular) repeating itself (participle, present) repeated itself (participle, past) repeated itself (past)

Phrases

history repeats itself repeat oneself

Frequently Paired Words

history repeats itself repeat oneself

Questions

What does repeat itself mean?: To occur again (recur) in the same way or form.

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