Verb

wiederholen

to repeat, to review

Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?

Can you please repeat that?

Wir müssen den Stoff für die Prüfung wiederholen.

We have to review the material for the exam.

Die Geschichte wiederholt sich.

History repeats itself.

((et4)) wiederholen to repeat sth. Können Sie den Satz wiederholen?

sich4 wiederholen to repeat itself Die Geschichte wiederholt sich.

Synonyms: nachsprechen (to repeat after someone), auffrischen (to refresh)

Made of 'wieder' (again) + 'holen' (to get). As an inseparable verb, it means to metaphorically 'get something again' by repeating it.

Remember the stress is on the second part: wieder**ho**len. The separable verb 'wieder|holen' (to fetch back) has the stress on the first part.

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