repeat on
C1 informal null null
In simple words
not a normal phrase in standard English
Literal meaning: to repeat onward
Meanings
1 C1 informal
used occasionally in nonstandard speech to mean continue repeating something
"He kept repeating on about the same complaint, but standard English would avoid this phrasing."
Grammar: null
Usage notes
Standard English usually uses 'repeat', 'keep repeating', or 'go on repeating' instead. 'Repeat on' may occur in error, dialect, or highly specialized usage.
Forms
Base
repeat on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
repeats on
he/she/it
Past simple
repeated on
yesterday
Past participle
repeated on
have + pp
-ing form
repeating on
continuous
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Synonyms
keep repeating repeat go on repeating
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