echo

US /'ekoʊ/

UK /'ekəʊ/

B1

verb

  • (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
  • (Of a sound) to be repeated
  • To repeat something, e.g. something someone said

noun

  • Repetition of sounds after bouncing off something
  • A repetition of events or circumstances

Examples

We could just hear a faint echo.

The bat compares the sound of its cry with the sound of the returning echo.