repeat after me
Swearing-in instruction
Repeat after me is a phrase instructing someone to echo what follows, used when teaching pronunciation, administering oaths, or leading group recitations: Repeat after me: I solemnly swear.
It also introduces statements the speaker wants to emphasize or have accepted as truth: Repeat after me: correlation is not causation.
- echoReflected sound wave
- imitationCopy of the original
- mimicOne who copies others
- parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
- word for wordExactly as spoken
chant · recite · oral tradition · follow · follow along · copycat · chorus · mantra · drill · rote learning · practice · pronunciation · speech therapy · foreign language · mother tongue · teacher · classroom · learn
- practice phrasespractice makes perfect, try again, once more, say it again, one more time
- listening exercisesdictation, transcription, fill in the blank, lecture notes, conversation practice
- Military CadencesJody, marching cadence, marching song, sound off, call and response
- memory trainingmemory games, memory match, memory palace, memorization, mnemonics
- Pronunciationphonetic spelling, pronunciation key, pronunciation keys, syllable stress, word stress
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
repeat after mesilent reading
Absorbing text without vocalizing
think it over · remain silent · say nothing · hold your tongue
repeat after meimprovise
Perform without preparation
speak your mind · speak freely · ad-lib · lead the way · make it up
repeat, repeats, repeated, repeating, repeatable, repeater, repetition, repetitive, repetitively