B1verb · irregular · transitive · rare

repay

repay · repays · repaid / repayed · repaying

повернутися, повертатися, вертатися

ликвидировать, выплатить, перевести в наличные

liquidieren

Synonym of pay back in all sensesSynonym of pay back in all senses.

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/ɹiˈpeɪ/

» I must repay the debt.

Ich muss meine Schulden zurückzahlen.

Я должен выплатить долг.

Я маю виплатити борг.

Meaning

4 senses

Synonym of pay back in all senses.
I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.
I'll repay this wrong asap.
pay back
(transitive)To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
(transitive)To give in return; requite.
make repayment for or return something
To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.

Examples

77 sentences

I must repay the debt.
Я маю виплатити борг. — deniko
ruЯ должен выплатить долг. — megaton
deIch muss meine Schulden zurückzahlen. — xtofu80
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I have some debts to repay.
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How can we ever repay you?
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That's a debt I want to repay.
ruЭто долг, который я хочу отдать. — odexed
deDas ist eine Schuld, die ich begleichen will. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I wish we could repay your kindness.
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Origin

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (forming verbs). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”).

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Forms

repays, repaying, repaid, repaid

Base form	repay · to repay
3rd person singular	repays
Present participle	repaying
Past simple	repaid / repayed
Past participle	repaid / repayed

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	repay
he, she, it	repays

Past simpleLesson

all persons

repaid

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have repaid
he, she, it	has repaid

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will repay

Synonyms

12 synonyms

liquidatepay back in all senses

Close in meaning

make repayment for or return something:requite
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions:reward pay back
answer back:retort come back return riposte rejoin
pay back:refund return give back

Word family

4 related words

Relatedrepayment

Derivednonrepaying repayability repayable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle