over and over

adverb

Repeatedly; again and again; many times.

“The children loved the slide, and they went on it over and over until it got dark outside.”

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again and againtime and againtime after timeover and over againtime and time againrepeatedly
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Meanings

adverbover and over (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRepeatedly; again and again; many times.

    The children loved the slide, and they went on it over and over until it got dark outside.

    Synonyms: again and again, time and again, time after time

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbRepeatedly; again and again; many times.

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again and againtime and againtime after time

More synonyms by meaning

adverbrepeatedly

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again and againover and over againtime and againtime and time againrepeatedly
Also see
again and againonce and againover and over againrepeatedlyseverallytime after timetime and againtime and time again

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 反復 /反复
  • 反復 /反复 (fǎnfù)repeatedly
Finnish yhä uudelleen
  • yhä uudelleenrepeatedly
French à plusieurs reprises, plusieurs fois
  • à plusieurs reprisesrepeatedly
  • plusieurs foisrepeatedly
  • maintes foisrepeatedly
  • encore et encorerepeatedly
  • sans cesserepeatedly
  • à l'infinirepeatedly
  • inlassablementrepeatedly
  • sans arrêtrepeatedly
  • continuellementrepeatedly
  • sans discontinuerrepeatedly
German immer wieder
  • immer wiederrepeatedly
Italian più e più volte
  • più e più volterepeatedly
Polish wielokrotnie, raz po raz
  • wielokrotnierepeatedly
  • raz po razrepeatedly
Portuguese várias e várias vezes
  • várias e várias vezesrepeatedly
Romanian din nou și din nou, iar și iar
  • din nou și din nourepeatedly
  • iar și iarrepeatedly
Russian сно́ва и сно́ва
  • сно́ва и сно́ва (snóva i snóva)repeatedly
Scottish Gaelic uair is uair
  • uair is uairrepeatedly
Spanish una y otra vez
  • una y otra vezrepeatedly
Turkish tekrar tekrar
  • tekrar tekrarrepeatedly
Cite this entry
APA

over and over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20and%20over

MLA

“over and over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20and%20over. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over and over,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20and%20over.

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