Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.

  2. (figuratively, intransitive)Of a rumour, opinion, etc.: to spread or reverberate.

  3. (transitive)To reflect back (a sound).

    ring or echo with sound

  4. (figuratively, transitive)To repeat (another’s speech, opinion, etc.).

    Sid echoed his father’s point of view.

    widerhallen, wiederholen, zurückwerfen

  5. (transitive)To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.

  6. (intransitive)To give the echo signal, informing one's partner about cards one holds.

Examples

124 sentences
  1. We heard the echo of our voices from the other side of the valley.

    Ми чули відлуння наших голосів з іншого краю долини. — Wordowl

    ruМы слышали эхо наших голосов с другой стороны долины. — vilnat

    deWir hörten das Echo unserer Stimmen von der anderen Seite des Tales. — Manfredo

  2. The sound of a gunshot echoed across the canyon.

    deDas Echo eines Schusses hallte durch die Schlucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Did you hear an echo?

    ruТы слышал эхо? — marafon

  4. Tom's voice echoed throughout the otherwise empty room.

    Голос Тома відлунював у порожній кімнаті. — oromashka

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  5. The room echoes with his voice.

    ruКомната эхом отозвалась на его голос. — soweli_Elepanto

    deDer Raum hallt von seiner Stimme wider. — Sudajaengi

Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
to repeat back what another has just said:

Origin

From Middle English eccho, ecco, echo, ekko, from Medieval Latin ēccō, from Latin ēchō, fr

From Middle English eccho, ecco, echo, ekko, from Medieval Latin ēccō, from Latin ēchō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”). Possibly from the same Proto-Indo-European root as sough.

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Forms

echoes, echoing, echoed, echoed
Base formecho · to echo
3rd person singularechoes
Present participleechoing
Past simpleechoed
Past participleechoed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyecho
he, she, itechoes

Past simpleLesson

all personsechoed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave echoed
he, she, ithas echoed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill echo

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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