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Definition echo in American English

echo verb

verb
/ˈekoʊ/
1

if a noise echoes, it is repeated because the sound hits a surface and returns

Example

Her question echoed around the room.

Example

The howl of a coyote echoed across the canyon.

Synonyms and related words
amplify reverberate fade
1.1

if a building, space, or room echoes, noises are repeated there because it is large and empty

Example

She led him along deserted echoing corridors.

Synonyms and related words
amplify reverberate fade
1.2

if a place echoes with a particular sound, it is filled with that sound

Example

The theater echoed with laughter.

Synonyms and related words
amplify reverberate fade
2

to say the same words that someone else has said

Synonyms and related words
repeat paraphrase quote
2.1

to express the ideas or feelings that someone else has expressed

Example

Her feelings are echoed by other parents whose kids have left home.

Example

Blake echoed the views of many players.

Synonyms and related words
repeat paraphrase quote
Example

The Victorian theme is echoed in the furnishings.

Example

This pattern of increased sales was echoed across Europe.

Synonyms and related words
copy reproduce duplicate
Definition echo in American English