echo
/ˈɛkoʊ/
verb
- To repeat a sound because of reflection.
- The mountains echoed the sound of the thunder.
- The cave echoed with the sound of dripping water.
- Her voice echoed through the empty auditorium.
- To repeat or imitate what someone else has said or done.
- The student echoed the teacher's words without understanding them.
- Many news reports echoed the official statement.
- She echoed her friend's opinion during the debate.
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noun
- A sound that is reflected back, so that it is heard again after the original sound.
- We shouted into the canyon and heard our echo a few seconds later.
- She listened to the echo of her footsteps in the long corridor.
- The echo of the bell rang through the empty hall.
- Something that repeats or reminds you of something from the past.
- The new policy is an echo of an old law from the 1800s.
- The painting is an echo of the artist's childhood memories.
- His speech contained echoes of his earlier campaign promises.
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