echo
🇺🇸
/ˈekəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈekəʊ/
verb
C1
A sound that bounces back and repeats.
The echo of the shout could be heard in the valley.
C1
To bounce back sound; to be filled with repeated sound.
The cave echoed with the sound of dripping water.
C1
To repeat an idea or opinion because you agree.
Many people echo the same concerns about climate change.
R
To repeat what someone said because it's surprising.
She echoed his words in disbelief.
noun
C1
A repeated sound that bounces back.
We heard an echo from the mountains.
R
Something that reminds you of something else.
The event had an echo of past tragedies.
R
An opinion or feeling that matches another.
His words found an echo in her heart.
translation
A sound that bounces back and repeats.; To bounce back sound; to be filled with repeated sound.; To repeat an idea or opinion because you agree.; To repeat what someone said because it's surprising.
A repeated sound that bounces back.; Something that reminds you of something else.; An opinion or feeling that matches another.
Word Forms
3rd Present
echoes
Past
echoed
Perfect
echoed
Progressive
echoing
Plural
echoes