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

Their voices echoed back across the water.

the echo from a brick wall