repost
verb (repost, reposts, reposted, reposting); noun (a repost, reposts)
Everyday
- To post something online again, especially something someone else posted. tree →
- (noun) A post shared again. tree →
- To send a letter again. tree →
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 →
- Don't repost photos of your friends without asking them. tree →
- The fake news story got thousands of reposts. tree →
- He reposted his drawing because nobody saw it the first time. tree →
- Check the facts before you repost. tree →
- The letter came back, so we reposted it. tree →
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: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «repost» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/repost/