repair
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repair to sthg. phr v [T] fml to go to (a place), often or in large numbers: We all repaired to a restaurant and drank coffee together.
repair² n 1 [C often pl.;U] (an act of) mending something: The garage is carrying out repairs to my damaged car. | The road is under repair. (=being mended) | I'm afraid this old radio is beyond repair. (=too badly broken to be mended) 2 [C] a mended place: a neat repair on the elbow of the coat 3 in (a) good/bad (state of) repair in good/bad condition
rep·air·man /rɪˈpeəmæn||ˈper-/ n pl. -men /men/ someone whose job is to repair things: the TV repairman
rep·a·ra·ble /ˈrepərəbəl/ adj [usually in negatives] (of a wrong, mistake etc) that can be put right → opposite IRREPARABLE
rep·a·ra·tion /ˌrepəˈreɪʃən/ n [U(to, for)] fml repayment for loss or wrong: You must make reparation for the damage.
rep·a·ra·tions /ˌrepəˈreɪʃənz/ n [P] money paid by a defeated nation after a war
rep·ar·tee /ˌrepɑːˈtiː||ˌrepərˈtiː/ n [U] (the ability to make) quick amusing answers in conversation: I enjoy listening to their witty repartee.
re·past /rɪˈpɑst||rɪpæst/ n fml a meal
re·pa·tri·ate /riːˈpætrieɪt||riːˈpeɪ-/ v [T(to)] to bring or send (someone) back to their own country —ation /ˌriːpætriˈeɪʃən||riːpeɪ-/ n [U]
re·pay /rɪˈpeɪ/ v -paid /-peɪd/ [T] 1 [(to)] to return (what is owed) to (someone); pay back: I've repaid the loan (to the bank). | When will you repay me? | [+obj[i]+obj[d]] I repaid her the £10 she lent me. 2 [(by, for, with)] to reward: We must repay their hospitality/them for their hospitality. | He repaid their kindness with insults/by stealing their camera.
re·pay·a·ble /rɪˈpeɪəbəl/ adj (of money) that can or must be paid back: The debt is repayable in 30 days.
re·pay·ment /rɪˈpeɪmənt/ n [C;U] paying back; something paid back: a/some small repayment for all you have done | The repayments of the loan are spread over 25 years.
re·peal /rɪˈpiːl/ v [T] to put an official end to (a law)
—repeal n [U]
re·peat¹ /rɪˈpiːt/ v 1 [T] to say or do again: Please repeat that word. | [+(that)] He repeated several times that he was busy. | 'I'm busy', he repeated. | Repeat after me, 'I must not be a naughty boy.' | Can you repeat this experiment? | to repeat a course/a year in school (=remain in the same class) | to repeat an order in business (=supply the same article again) 2 [T] to say (something heard or learnt) to others: She repeated the poem. | Don't repeat what I told you. 3 [i] BrE infml (of food that one has eaten) to be tasted afterwards in the mouth: I find that onions repeat. 4 not bear repeating (of words) to be too bad to say again 5 repeat oneself to say or be the same thing again and again: History seems to be repeating itself. → see also REPETITION, REPETITIOUS
repeat² n 1 a performance shown or broadcast a second time: I wish we could see more new programmes on television, not repeats all the time. 2 (in music) a sign ( ‖:‖ ) showing that a passage is to be played again
re·peat·a·ble /rɪˈpiːtəbəl/ adj 1 not repeatable too rude to repeat; used about something someone says → compare UNREPEATABLE 2 able to be repeated: I hope these results are repeatable.
re·peat·ed /rɪˈpiːtɪd/ adj [A] done again and again: repeated failure —ly adv: He repeatedly fails to pass the exam. | I've told you repeatedly (=very often) not to do that.
re·peat·er /rɪˈpiːtəʳ/ n a repeating gun, watch, or clock
re·peat·ing /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ adj [A] 1 (of a gun) able to be fired several times without reloading 2 (of a watch or clock, especially in former times) striking the latest hour and quarter-hours when a spring is pressed
re·pel /rɪˈpel/ v -ll- [T] 1 to drive away (as if) by force: The crew repelled the attack. | a fabric that repels moisture 2 to cause strong feelings of dislike in: She was repelled by the dirty room.
re·pel·lent¹ /rɪˈpelənt/ adj causing strong dislike; nasty: a plate of repellent cold potatoes | The sight of blood is repellent to some people.
repellent², -lant n [C;U] (a) substance that drives something, especially insects, away: a mosquito repellent
re·pent /rɪˈpent/ v [I(of);T] fml to be sorry for and wish one had not done (something bad): He repented his wickedness. | I have nothing to repent of. | [+(v-ing)] He repented having shot the bird.
re·pen·tant /rɪˈpentənt/ adj sorry for wrongdoing: If you are truly repentant you will be forgiven. → opposite UNREPENT-ANT —ly adv —tance n [U]
re·per·cus·sion /ˌriːpəˈkʌʃən||-pər-/ n [often pl.] a far-reaching effect of some action or event: The president's death had unexpected repercussions all over the world.
rep·er·toire /ˈrepətwɑːr||-ær-/ n the collection of plays, pieces of music etc, that a performer or theatre company can perform: (fig.) He has a large repertoire of funny stories.
rep·er·to·ry /ˈrepətɔːri||ˈrepərtɔːri/ also rep infml — n [U] the practice of performing several plays, with the same actors and in the same theatres, one after the other on different days: a job in repertory | a repertory theatre/company
rep·e·ti·tion /ˌrepətɪʃən/ n. [C;U] the act of repeating, or something repeated: This accident is a repetition of one that happened here three weeks ago.
rep·e·ti·tious /ˌrepətɪʃəs/ also re·pet·i·tive /rɪˈpetɪtɪv/ adj derog containing parts that are said or done too many times: a repetitious speech | a repetitive job —ness n [U]
repetitive 'strain ,injury n [U] → see RSI
re·phrase /riːˈfreɪz/ v [T] to express (something) in different words, especially so as to make the meaning clearer or less offensive: Let me rephrase that.
re·pine /rɪˈpaɪn/ v [I(against, at)] fml or lit. to feel or express sadness or dissatisfaction
re·place /rɪˈpleɪs/ v [T] 1 to take the place of: George has replaced Edward as captain of the team. 2 [(with, by)] to change (one person or thing) for another, often better, newer etc: You'll have to replace those tyres; they're badly worn. | We've replaced the old adding machine with/by a computer. 3 fml to put (something) back in the right place: He replaced the book on the shelf.—→able adj
USAGE Compare the patterns in these sentences: We replaced apples with oranges. (=we put oranges in the place of apples) | We substituted apples for oranges. (=we put apples in the place of oranges)
re·place·ment /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ n 1 [U] the act of replacing, especially with something better, newer etc: These worn tyres are badly in need of replacement. 2 [C(for)] someone or something that replaces: We need a replacement for the secretary who left.
re·play¹ /ˌriːˈpleɪ/ v 1 [I;T] to play (a match) again: The game ended in a draw, so they'll replay it on Wednesday. 2 [T] a to play (something that has been recorded on a machine); PLAY back b to play (a recording, piece of music etc) again
re·play² /ˈriːpleɪ/ n 1 a match played again 2 a recording; PLAYBACK: They showed an action replay of the goal. | I wish they'd show us an instant replay (AmE) of that fumble.
re·plen·ish /rɪˈplenʃ/ v [T(with)] fml to fill up again; put new supplies into: We need to replenish the food cupboard/our stocks of coal. | Let me replenish your glass. —→ment n [U]
re·plete /rɪˈpliːt/ adj [F(with)] fml fully provided or filled, especially with food: He sat back replete at the end of the meal. | a book replete with maps and diagrams
rep·li·ca /ˈreplɪkə/ n [C(of)] a close copy, especially of a painting or other work of art: They built a replica of a Second World War plane.
rep·li·cate /ˈreplɪkeɪt/ v [T] tech to do or make again, especially so as to get the same result or make an exact copy: Can the experiment be replicated? | These tissue cells replicate themselves. —cation /ˌreplɪˈkeɪʃən/ n [C;U] The material inside our genes reproduces itself by replication.
re·ply¹ /rɪˈplaɪ/ v [I(to);T] to answer; say or do as an answer: I asked him where he was going, but he didn't reply. | Have you replied to him/to his letter? | What did she reply? | [+(that)] She replied that she couldn't come. | 'Of course not,' she replied. → see ANSWER (USAGE)
reply² n [(to)] something said, written, or done as a way of replying: I asked him, but he gave no reply. | What did you say in reply to his suggestion? | Her criticisms brought an immediate reply from a government spokesman.