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to echo
01
to make a repeated and reflected sound
Intransitive
Examples
Her footsteps echoed in the empty hallway.
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
echo
3rd person singular
echoes
Past simple
echoed
Past participle
echoed
Examples
She echoed her colleague's concerns about the new policy, emphasizing the potential risks involved.
03
to remind someone of something else
Transitive: to echo sth
Examples
The design of the new building echoes the architecture of the old town hall.
Echo
01
the reflection of sound off a surface that produces a repeat of the original sound after a delay
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
echoes
Examples
The canyon 's walls created a remarkable echo that reverberated throughout the valley.
02
a repetition, imitation, or reverberation of something, such as a sound, event, or style
Examples
Her speech contained echoes of previous political addresses.
03
a reflected signal, such as sound, television, radio, or radar waves
Examples
Sonar uses echoes to detect underwater objects.
04
a repeated utterance of what someone has just said
Examples
He answered with a faint echo of her greeting.
05
a nymph in Greek mythology who could only repeat the last words spoken to her after being cursed by Hera
Examples
Echo loved Narcissus but could only repeat his words.
Lexical Tree
echoing
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