repost

«repost» in Mova's school dictionary: To post something online again, especially something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (repost, reposts, reposted, reposting); noun (a repost, reposts)

meaning for a pupil

1) To post something online again, especially something someone else posted. tree →

2) (noun) A post shared again. tree →

3) To send a letter again. tree →

sense in the lessons

In online safety and digital lessons pupils learn to think before they repost: reposting a rumour or someone's photo can spread lies or hurt someone. Phrases: «repost a video», «repost without permission».

examples

• She reposted the funny cat video. tree →
• Don't repost photos of your friends without asking them. tree →
• The fake news story got thousands of reposts. tree →
• He reposted his drawing because nobody saw it the first time. tree →
• Check the facts before you repost. tree →
• The letter came back, so we reposted it. tree →

note

Regular verb: reposted. Not the same as «riposte» (a quick clever answer, or a counter-attack in fencing). A repost spreads a message further, so you share responsibility for it.

In the corpora

• Posting someone's art without their name takes away their credit; artists often sign their work, and sites let them report reposts.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «repost» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.