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# repetitive

adjective (repetitive; more repetitive, most repetitive)

«repetitive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Repetitive means doing or saying the same thing again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#m1)
2. A repetitive task or job is boring because it is the same every time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#m2)
3. In writing, repetitive means using the same words or sentence starts too many times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English lessons teachers warn against repetitive writing («then … then … then») and suggest varied sentence openers; but repetition can also be used on purpose in poems and songs. In maths and computing, repetitive steps can be done with a loop. In health, repetitive movement can strain muscles. Phrases: «a repetitive job», «repetitive strain injury», «repetitive pattern».

### Examples

- Copying lines is repetitive and boring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#x1)
- Your story is a bit repetitive, so try new sentence openers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#x2)
- The song has a repetitive chorus that is easy to remember. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#x3)
- A computer is good at repetitive jobs, so we use a loop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#x4)
- The wallpaper had a repetitive pattern of stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#x5)
- Typing all day can cause repetitive strain injury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#x6)
- The robot does the same repetitive movement thousands of times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/#x7)

### Note

Adjective. Noun: repetition; verb: repeat. Spelling trap: «repetitive», with «-pet-», not «repeatitive». Repetitive is usually a criticism; «rhythmic» or «patterned» can sound kinder.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repetitive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repetitive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repetitive.html) on Mova free.