Meanings
phrase
- colloquialidiomatic"What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.
I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. Please say again?
Synonyms: come again, excuse me, I beg your pardon, pardon, sorry, what, eh, hey
- procedure wordgovernmentTo repeat part of or entire message transmitted over the radio, used instead of "repeat" which is an artillery procedure word.
Bravo Six, say again, over.
1 more example
Bravo Actual, I say again: Eight foot mobiles moving east, over.
Synonyms & antonyms
phrase"What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.
Opposite
Cite this entry
APA
say again. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20again
MLA
“say again.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20again. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “say again,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/say%20again.
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