English > retell: 3 senses > verb 3, communication| Meaning | To say, state, or perform again. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Model | They won't retell the story |
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| Synonyms | repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate |
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| Narrower | ditto | repeat an action or statement |
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| harp, dwell | come back to |
| paraphrase, rephrase, reword | Express the same message in different words / words |
| perseverate | (psychology) repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| quote, cite | repeat a passage from |
| sum up, summarize, summarise, resume | Give a summary (of) |
| translate, interpret, render | restate (words) from one language into another language |
| Broader | tell | Let something be known |
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| Spanish | iterar, recalcar, reiterar, repetir |
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| Catalan | iterar, reafirmar, recalcar, reiterar, repetir |
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