repeat itself

verb

To occur again (recur) in the same way or form.

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Meanings

verbrepeat itself (third-person singular simple present repeats itself, present participle repeating itself, simple past and past participle repeated itself)

present singular third person repeats itself · participle present repeating itself · participle past repeated itself · past repeated itself

  1. To occur again (recur) in the same way or form.
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    It is interesting to recall that the engine emerged from Swindon Works as County of Cheshire, but the mistake was noticed, and rectified [to County of Chester]. History repeated itself when the same thing happened to the more recent G.W.R. "County" class 4-6-0, No. 1011, which was fitted with nameplates in 1946.

    1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 270
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APA

repeat itself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repeat%20itself

MLA

“repeat itself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repeat%20itself. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repeat itself,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repeat%20itself.

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