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repeating itself

repeating itself is the present participle and gerund of repeat itself.

Meaning of repeat itself

Verb

repeat itself (third-person singular simple present repeats itself, present participle repeating itself, simple past and past participle repeated itself)

  1. To occur again (recur) in the same way or form.
    • It is interesting to recall that the engine emerged from Swindon Works as County of Cheshire, but the mistake was noticed, and rectified [to County of Chester]. History repeated itself when the same thing happened to the more recent G.W.R. "County" class 4-6-0, No. 1011, which was fitted with...1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 270

Questions about repeating itself

What is repeating itself the present participle and gerund of?
Repeating itself is the present participle and gerund of repeat itself.

Words near repeating itself in the dictionary

  1. repeateth
  2. repeatin'
  3. repeating
  4. repeating decimal
  5. repeating decimals
  6. repeating itself
  7. repeating on
  8. repeating oneself
  9. repeating unit
  10. repeating units
  11. repeatings

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