wiederholen
repeat
Etwas noch einmal tun oder sagen, was man schon vorher gemacht oder gesagt hat.
Definition & meaning
- To repeat something, such as words, an action, or an experience. It can also mean to revise or review material that has already been learned.
- To fetch or retrieve again: to go and get someone or something back. This is a separate verb with a different stress pattern and conjugation.
Grammar & Word origin
- Repeat or review: an inseparable, regular verb, stressed on -hol-. Its past participle is wiederholt .
- Fetch back: a separable, regular verb, stressed on wieder-. Its past participle is wiedergeholt .
Both consist of wieder (“again” or “back”) and holen (“to fetch”).
Synonyms & antonyms
For repeat or review:
- erneut sagen — “to say again”; specifically refers to spoken words.
- nochmals machen — “to do again”; refers to actions rather than speech.
- auffrischen — “to refresh”; focuses on restoring knowledge or skills.
For fetch back:
There is no single direct antonym that covers all meanings.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Du musst den Vorgang wiederholen.verb
You must repeat the process.
Kannst du das bitte wiederholen?verb
Can you repeat that please?
Können Sie den Satz wiederholen?verb
Can you repeat the sentence?
Wir wiederholen die Übung.verb
We repeat the exercise.
Wir müssen unsere Fehler wiederholen, um daraus zu lernen.verb
We have to repeat our mistakes to learn from them.
Ich muss das leider wiederholen.verb
Unfortunately, I have to repeat that.
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