echo

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UK /ˈɛkəʊ/ US /ˈɛkoʊ/

noun 5verb 5name 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

distant, faint

clear, distinct, strong

The old cathedral's strong echo made every footstep sound like thunder.

hollow

returning

The hiker heard her voice fade into the valley and waited for the returning echo.

VERB + ECHO

hear, listen for/to

When I shouted in the tunnel, I listened for the echo to come back.

produce, send back, send out

The loud noise produced echoes that bounced around the empty tunnel.

find

Her concerns about workplace safety found an echo among other employees in the department.

ECHO + VERB

sound

The echo of her footsteps sounded through the empty hallway.

die (away)

The sound of her footsteps echoed through the empty hall and gradually died away.

come back, return

When she shouted into the empty canyon, her voice returned as a faint echo.

PREP

~ from

We heard a loud echo from the canyon as we shouted across the valley.

(verb.) come back as an echo

ADV

faintly | loudly | eerily, strangely, weirdly

flatly, hollowly

Her voice echoed flatly off the concrete walls of the parking garage.

still

back

The sound of her footsteps echoed back from the empty hallway.

VERB + ECHO

seem to

PREP

across

Her voice echoed across the canyon as she called out to her friend on the other side.

around/round

The sound of the bell echoed around the empty church for several seconds.

down

The sound of the bell echoed down through the empty stairwell of the old building.

The sound of the music echoed in the empty concert hall long after the performance ended.

off

The sound of her laughter echoed off the bathroom tiles as she sang.

through

His voice echoed through the empty tunnel as he called for help.

with

The empty stadium echoed with the cheers of thousands of excited fans.

(verb.) repeat/agree with sb/sth

ADV

exactly | faithfully, wholeheartedly

widely

His concerns about climate change were widely echoed by environmental groups across the country.

clearly

merely, only, simply

Her response simply echoed what the teacher had explained earlier in the lesson.

disbelievingly, incredulously

She echoed disbelievingly, "You won the lottery?

VERB + ECHO

seem to

Her concerns seem to echo the complaints we heard from other customers.

Definitions

noun

A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.

The babbling echo mocks the hounds.

To you I mourn; nor to the Deaf I ſing, / The Woods ſhall anſwer, and their Echo ring.

An utterance repeating what has just been said.

A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.

Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them.

Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his heart.

Something that reflects or hearkens back to an earlier thing.

The frustration with the political process that in the '60s led to the formation of resistance groups finds an echo in today's increasingly confrontational tactics.

verb

Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.

With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.

Of a rumour, opinion, etc.: to spread or reverberate.

The sense that it takes outrageous fortune to get inoculated echoes here in the Bay Area, where pharmacies have canceled flu-shot clinics, doctors turn away pleading patients and health officials are reduced to telling panicked callers that they should practice good personal hygiene.

To reflect back (a sound).

Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng.

The wondrous sound / Is echoed on forever.

To repeat (another’s speech, opinion, etc.).

Sid echoed his father’s point of view.

‘I want nothing.’ ‘Nor I,’ echoed Sydney.

To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.

The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing.

name

An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others.

A number of places in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the s

verb — to say again or imitate

repeat

verb — ring or echo with sound

verb — call to mind

recall

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The babbling echo mocks the hounds.

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To you I mourn; nor to the Deaf I ſing, / The Woods ſhall anſwer, and their Echo ring.

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“Then what is your little trouble?” “My little trouble!” I felt that this sort of thing must be stopped at its source. It was only ten minutes to dressing-for-dinner time, and we could go on along the

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With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.

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The sense that it takes outrageous fortune to get inoculated echoes here in the Bay Area, where pharmacies have canceled flu-shot clinics, doctors turn away pleading patients and health officials are

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Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng.

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Usage Notes

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