Polyglot Dictionary

wiederholen

/viːdɐˈhoːlən/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
wiederholt
past
wiederholte
perfect
hat wiederholt

Meaning

  1. to repeat

    Built from wieder (again) + holen (to fetch), though the meaning has drifted from the literal parts.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

nachsprechen

nachsprechen specifically means repeating words someone else just said, like in language learning or an oath; wiederholen is the general word for "to repeat" anything.

Similar in other languages

French

répéter

répéter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to repeat."

Portuguese

repetir

repetir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to repeat."

Practice

1 What does wiederholen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Können Sie das bitte ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wiederholen?

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