Iterate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to say, state, or perform again

run or be performed again

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪɾɚɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪtəɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪtəɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪɾɚɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

She kept reiterating her request
the function iterates

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ingeminate retell restate repeat reiterate

Parts of Speech

verb	to say, state, or perform again “She kept reiterating her request”
verb	run or be performed again “the function iterates”

Word Forms

repeat	noun	an event that repeats
repetition	noun	the act of doing or performing again
reiterative	adjective	marked by iteration
reiteration	noun	the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)
iterative	adjective	marked by iteration
iteration	noun	(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
restatement	noun	a revised statement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

iterieren

noch einmal sagen, sagen oder ausführen

🇫🇷French

répéter

dire, énoncer ou rejouer

🇪🇸Spanish

iterar

decir, afirmar o actuar de nuevo

🇮🇹Italian

ripetere

dire, affermare o eseguire di nuovo

🇳🇱Dutch

herhalen

om opnieuw te zeggen, te verklaren of uit te voeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

iterar

dizer, declarar ou executar novamente

🇷🇺Russian

повторять

сказать, изложить или выполнить еще раз

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोहराएं

दोबारा कहना, बताना या प्रदर्शन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরাবৃত্তি করা

বলা, রাষ্ট্র, বা আবার সঞ্চালন

🇮🇳Tamil

மீண்டும் கூறு

கூறுவது, கூறுவது அல்லது மீண்டும் நிகழ்த்துவது

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరావృతం

చెప్పడం, చెప్పడం లేదా మళ్లీ ప్రదర్శించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनरावृत्ती

म्हणणे, राज्य करणे किंवा पुन्हा सादर करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનરાવર્તન

કહેવું, રાજ્ય કરવું અથવા ફરીથી પ્રદર્શન કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿಸಿ

ಹೇಳಲು, ಹೇಳಲು, ಅಥವಾ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവർത്തിക്കുക

പറയുക, പ്രസ്താവിക്കുക, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീണ്ടും അവതരിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਹਰਾਉਣਾ

ਕਹਿਣਾ, ਰਾਜ ਕਰਨਾ, ਜਾਂ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تکرار کرنا

کہنا، ریاست کرنا، یا دوبارہ انجام دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迭代

再次说、陈述或执行

🇯🇵Japanese

反復する

もう一度言う、述べる、または実行する

🇰🇷Korean

반복하다

다시 말하거나, 진술하거나, 수행하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lặp đi lặp lại

để nói, tuyên bố, hoặc thực hiện lại

🇹🇭Thai

ย้ำ

พูด ระบุ หรือดำเนินการอีกครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengulangi

untuk mengatakan, menyatakan, atau melakukan lagi

🇵🇭Filipino

umulit

upang sabihin, sabihin, o gumanap muli

🇲🇾Malay

berulang

untuk mengatakan, menyatakan, atau melakukan lagi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أعاد

ليقول، الدولة، أو أداء مرة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

تکرار کردن

برای گفتن، بیان کردن یا اجرای مجدد

🇹🇷Turkish

yinelemek

tekrar söylemek, belirtmek veya icra etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַזֵר

לומר, לציין או להופיע שוב

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