US /riːˈpæs/ UK /ɹiːˈpɑːs/
verb Freq #212213

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to pass again or return over the same route or point

    The patrol had to repass the checkpoint on its return journey.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to pass again or return... pass againreturnretrace
Word family
Forms repassing
Related forms passpassagereturn

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French repasser, reinforced in English by re- 'again, back' + pass. It originally meant to pass a place again or to cross back in the opposite direction.

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