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retweet

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A message reposted or forwarded in this way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Twitter

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: RT

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Qualifier: Twitter

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: RT, rtwt

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From re- + tweet.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: repiulada — message reposted or forwarded
  • Dutch: retweet — message reposted or forwarded
  • Estonian: edasipostitus — message reposted or forwarded
  • French: retweet — message reposted or forwarded
  • German: Retweet — message reposted or forwarded
  • Japanese: リツイート (ritsuīto) — message reposted or forwarded
  • Korean: 리트윗 (riteuwit) — message reposted or forwarded
  • Korean: 리트위트 (riteuwiteu) — message reposted or forwarded
  • Portuguese: retuíte — message reposted or forwarded
  • Russian: ретви́т (retvít) — message reposted or forwarded
  • Spanish: retuit — message reposted or forwarded
  • Spanish: retuiteo — message reposted or forwarded
  • Ukrainian: ретві́т (retvít) — message reposted or forwarded
  • Catalan: repiular — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉推 /转推 (zhuǎntuī) — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Dutch: retweeten — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Esperanto: repepi — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Estonian: edasisäuts — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • French: retweeter — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • German: retweeten — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Italian: ritwittare — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Italian: rituittare — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Norman: èrtuiter — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Portuguese: retwittar — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Portuguese: retuitar — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Spanish: retuitear — repost or forward a Twitter message
  • Spanish: retwittear — repost or forward a Twitter message