repeatedly

Everyday

Repeatedly means many times, again and again. tree →

In the lessons

In stories it shows something happening over and over: "The dog barked repeatedly". In maths, multiplication is repeated addition, and division can be repeated subtraction. In instructions: "Stir repeatedly". Similar: again and again, over and over, many times.

Examples

• The phone rang repeatedly. tree →
• He repeatedly forgot his PE kit. tree →
• Multiplying is adding the same number repeatedly. tree →
• She knocked repeatedly, but no one came. tree →
• The teacher repeatedly asked for quiet. tree →
• Press the button repeatedly to wake the robot. tree →
• Subtract 3 repeatedly from 12: 9, 6, 3, 0, so 12 ÷ 3 = 4. tree →
• The bird hit the window repeatedly. tree →
• It would be impossible to describe his joy; he kissed the talisman repeatedly, wrapped it up, and carefully tied it round his arm. tree →

Note

Repeated + ly. Spelling: r-e-p-e-a-t-e-d-l-y. A bit formal; everyday: over and over. In maths "added repeatedly" points to multiplication and "taken away repeatedly" to division.