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repeats itself

repeats itself is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 repeats itself

What is repeats itself the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Repeats itself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of repeat itself.

Words near repeats itself in the dictionary

  1. repeatless
  2. repeatlessness
  3. repeatome
  4. repeatomes
  5. repeats
  6. repeats itself
  7. repeats on
  8. repeats oneself
  9. repebodies
  10. repebody
  11. repechage

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