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R0157600 (rĭ-pā′)v. re·paid (-pād′), re·pay·ing, re·pays v.tr.1. To pay back: repaid a debt.2. To give back, either in return or in compensation: repay kindness with kindness.3. To make a return or compensation for: a company that repays hard work with bonuses.4. To make or do in return: repay a call.v.intr. To make repayment or requital.

re·pay′a·ble adj.re·pay′ment n.

repay

(rɪˈpeɪ) vb, -pays, -paying or -paid1. to pay back (money) to (a person); refund or reimburse2. to make a return for (something) by way of compensation: to repay kindness. reˈpayable adj reˈpayment n

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v. -paid, -pay•ing. v.t. 1. to pay back or refund, as money. 2. to make return for: to repay a compliment with a smile. 3. to make return to in any way: We can never repay you for your help. 4. to return: to repay a visit. v.i. 5. to make repayment or return. re•pay′a•ble, adj. re•pay`a•bil′i•ty, n. re•pay′ment, n.

repay

Past participle: repaid
Gerund: repaying

Imperative
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Present
I repay
you repay
he/she/it repays
we repay
you repay
they repay

Preterite
I repaid
you repaid
he/she/it repaid
we repaid
you repaid
they repaid

Present Continuous
I am repaying
you are repaying
he/she/it is repaying
we are repaying
you are repaying
they are repaying

Present Perfect
I have repaid
you have repaid
he/she/it has repaid
we have repaid
you have repaid
they have repaid

Past Continuous
I was repaying
you were repaying
he/she/it was repaying
we were repaying
you were repaying
they were repaying

Past Perfect
I had repaid
you had repaid
he/she/it had repaid
we had repaid
you had repaid
they had repaid

Future
I will repay
you will repay
he/she/it will repay
we will repay
you will repay
they will repay

Future Perfect
I will have repaid
you will have repaid
he/she/it will have repaid
we will have repaid
you will have repaid
they will have repaid

Future Continuous
I will be repaying
you will be repaying
he/she/it will be repaying
we will be repaying
you will be repaying
they will be repaying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been repaying
you have been repaying
he/she/it has been repaying
we have been repaying
you have been repaying
they have been repaying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been repaying
you will have been repaying
he/she/it will have been repaying
we will have been repaying
you will have been repaying
they will have been repaying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been repaying
you had been repaying
he/she/it had been repaying
we had been repaying
you had been repaying
they had been repaying

Conditional
I would repay
you would repay
he/she/it would repay
we would repay
you would repay
they would repay

Past Conditional
I would have repaid
you would have repaid
he/she/it would have repaid
we would have repaid
you would have repaid
they would have repaid

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	repay - pay back; "Please refund me my money"give back, refund, returnpay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"reimburse - pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"restitute, restore - give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
	2.	repay - make repayment for or return somethingrequitegive - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
	3.	repay - act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actionspay back, rewardact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	4.	repay - answer backretort, rejoin, riposte, come back, returnanswer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

repay

verb1. pay back, refund, settle up, return, square, restore, compensate, reimburse, recompense, requite, remunerate It will take 30 years to repay the loan.2. reward, return, reciprocate, recompense, make restitution How can I ever repay such kindness?

repay

verb1. To exact revenge for or from:avenge, pay back, pay off, redress, requite, vindicate.Informal: fix.Archaic: wreak.Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.2. To give back, especially money:refund, reimburse, restitute.3. To give compensation to:compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, requite.4. To make as income or profit:bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net, pay, produce, realize, return, yield.5. To give a satisfactory return to:compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, requite, reward.

Translations

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repay

(riˈpei) – past tense, past participle repaid (riˈpeid) – verb to pay back. When are you going to repay the money you borrowed?; I must find a way of repaying his kindness / repaying him for his kindness. 偿还，报答 reˈpayment noun 偿还，报答

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repay (one) by (doing something)

1. To do something as a means of providing compensation to one for some service one rendered or debt one is owed. Thank you so much for your tutoring! I'd like to repay you by helping with your packing ahead of your move next week. I don't have much money, but I can repay you by designing a new logo for your store, free of charge.2. To do something that exhibits or indicates a complete lack of gratitude, regard, or esteem for one. (Sarcastic or ironic in its use.) I've devoted my life to raising you kids, and you repay me by stealing my car and all my money? Tom moved his entire life across the ocean to be with Sarah, and she repaid him by cheating on him over and over again.3. To do something as an act of vengeance or retribution against one. The principal humiliated me in front of the other students, so I repaid him by putting sugar in the gas tank of his car. We're finally ready to repay this dictatorship by blowing up the palace and retaking the country for our own.See also: by, repay

repay (one) for (something)

1. To give compensation, financial or otherwise, to one for some service one rendered or debt one is owed. I'd really like to repay you somehow for all the help you gave me on my research. It'll be years before I'm able to repay them for the loan they gave me.2. To do something that exhibits or indicates a complete lack of gratitude, regard, or esteem for one. (Sarcastic or ironic in its use.) It just sickens me that you would do something so contemptible to me. Is this how you repay me for devoting my life to your upbringing? Sarah sacrificed a lot in order to be with Tom, and he repaid her for her loyalty by cheating on her for the entirety of their relationship.3. To seek revenge or retribution for one's actions. I'm going to slash the principal's tires to repay him for humiliating me in front of my class. Now that our rebellion is sufficiently armed, we are finally ready to repay this dictatorship for the brutal and heinous crimes it has committed against its people.See also: repay

repay (one) with (something)

1. To provide something to one as a means of compensating one for some service one rendered or debt one is owed. Said especially of something or some service that is given in lieu of money. Thank you for all the work you did on my behalf. I don't have much money, but I hope you'll let me repay you with a custom logo design for your business. It'll be years before I'm able to repay them for the loan they gave me.2. To do or offer something that exhibits or indicates a complete lack of gratitude, regard, or esteem for one. (Sarcastic or ironic in its use.) I've tried my best to help you, and you repay me with insults and threats. It's clear that I am wasting my time with you. Jerry sacrificed a lot in order to be with Tom, and so far he has repaid him with nothing but controlling, condescending relationship.3. To do or provide something as an act of vengeance or retribution against one. Don't worry about Fat Tony. We'll repay him pair of concrete shoes and a visit to the bottom of the Hudson River. My students have been giving me nothing but grief for the past two weeks, so I'm planning on repaying them with a pop-quiz worth 50% of their grade on Monday.See also: repay

repay someone by something

to recompense someone by doing something; to settle a debt with someone by doing something. I will repay you by cutting your lawn free for a year. How's that? Can I repay you by taking you to dinner?See also: by, repay

repay someone for something

to remunerate someone for doing something. I refused to repay him for his excessive expenses. She was repaid for her kindness many times over.See also: repay

repay someone with something

to remunerate someone with something. The farmer's wife repaid the plumbers with fresh eggs and cream. We were repaid with fresh eggs from the farm.See also: repay

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verb pay back

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verb reward

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verb to exact revenge for or from

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verb to give back, especially money

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verb to give compensation to

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verb to make as income or profit

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verb to give a satisfactory return to

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verb pay back

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verb make repayment for or return something

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verb act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

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