Word a Day
echo
What does echo mean?
echo (verb): of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce echo?
/ˈɛkoʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does echo come from?
From Middle English eccho, ecco, echo, ekko, from Medieval Latin ēccō, from Latin ēchō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “echo” mean?
to beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat
Not quite: that's what implore means.
to argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out
Not quite: that's what quarrel means.
to accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
Not quite: that's what believe means.
of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound
Right! That's what “echo” means.
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