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# repost

verb (repost, reposts, reposted, reposting); noun (a repost, reposts)

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

## Everyday

1. To post something online again, especially something someone else posted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#m1)
2. (noun) A post shared again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#m2)
3. To send a letter again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#m3)

### In the lessons

In online safety and digital lessons pupils learn to think before they repost: reposting a rumour or someone's photo can spread lies or hurt someone. Phrases: «repost a video», «repost without permission».

### Examples

- She reposted the funny cat video. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#x1)
- Don't repost photos of your friends without asking them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#x2)
- The fake news story got thousands of reposts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#x3)
- He reposted his drawing because nobody saw it the first time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#x4)
- Check the facts before you repost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#x5)
- The letter came back, so we reposted it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repost/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: reposted. Not the same as «riposte» (a quick clever answer, or a counter-attack in fencing). A repost spreads a message further, so you share responsibility for it.

## On Mova

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