1. Verb
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.
2. Verb
To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.
3. Verb
To repay or refund (an excess received).
4. Noun
The act of repeating; repetition.
5. Noun
That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced (as in calico printing, etc.).
6. Noun
A mark, or series of dots, placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in performance.
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