Phrase guide

over and over

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Repeatedly; again and again; many times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The children loved the slide, and they went on it over and over until it got dark outside.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

repeatedly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: again and again, over and over again, time and again, time and time again

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 反復 /反复 (fǎnfù) — repeatedly
  • Finnish: yhä uudelleen — repeatedly
  • French: à plusieurs reprises — repeatedly
  • French: plusieurs fois — repeatedly
  • French: maintes fois — repeatedly
  • French: encore et encore — repeatedly
  • French: sans cesse — repeatedly
  • French: à l'infini — repeatedly
  • French: inlassablement — repeatedly
  • French: sans arrêt — repeatedly
  • French: continuellement — repeatedly
  • French: sans discontinuer — repeatedly
  • German: immer wieder — repeatedly
  • Italian: più e più volte — repeatedly
  • Polish: wielokrotnie — repeatedly
  • Polish: raz po raz — repeatedly
  • Portuguese: várias e várias vezes — repeatedly
  • Romanian: din nou și din nou — repeatedly
  • Romanian: iar și iar — repeatedly
  • Russian: сно́ва и сно́ва (snóva i snóva) — repeatedly
  • Scottish Gaelic: uair is uair — repeatedly
  • Spanish: una y otra vez — repeatedly
  • Turkish: tekrar tekrar — repeatedly