Phrase guide

over and over again

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

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adv

Meaning 1

Repeatedly; again and again; many times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: denove kaj denove — repeatedly
  • Polish: wielokrotnie — repeatedly
  • Polish: raz po raz — repeatedly