ECHO (echoes)

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• ECHO (noun)
  The noun ECHO has 3 senses:

1. the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
2. (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
3. a reply that repeats what has just been said

  Familiarity information: ECHO used as a noun is uncommon.

• ECHO (verb)
  The verb ECHO has 3 senses:

1. to say again or imitate
2. ring or echo with sound
3. call to mind

  Familiarity information: ECHO used as a verb is uncommon.

• ECHO (noun)

Meaning:

The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

echo; reverberation; sound reflection; replication

Hypernyms ("echo" is a kind of...):

reflection; reflectivity; reflexion (the ability to reflect beams or rays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "echo"):

re-echo (the echo of an echo)

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Echo" is a kind of...):

nymph ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Meaning:

A reply that repeats what has just been said

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("echo" is a kind of...):

reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "echo"):

echolalia (an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others)

• ECHO (verb)

Meaning:

To say again or imitate

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

echo; repeat

Context example:

followers echoing the cries of their leaders

Hypernyms (to "echo" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "echo"):

regurgitate; reproduce (repeat after memorization)

parrot (repeat mindlessly)

reecho (repeat back like an echo)

cuckoo (repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call)

recite (repeat aloud from memory)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Meaning:

Ring or echo with sound

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

resound; reverberate; echo; ring

Context example:

the hall resounded with laughter

Hypernyms (to "echo" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "echo"):

consonate (sound in sympathy)

reecho (repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back)

reecho (echo repeatedly, echo again and again)

bong (ring loudly and deeply)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The woods echo with many kinds of birds

Meaning:

Call to mind

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

echo; recall

Context example:

His words echoed John F. Kennedy

Hypernyms (to "echo" is one way to...):

resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something