How to Pronounce "history repeats itself"
expression
HIS-ter-ee ri-PEETS it-SELF
HIS-tuh-ree ri-PEETS it-SELF
Definition
This expression means that events or situations from the past tend to happen again in similar ways.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɪstɝi/, /ˈhɪstɹi/ /ɹiˈpits/, /ɹɪˈpits/ /ˌɪtˈsɛɫf
British English
hˈɪstəɹˌi/ /ɹɪpˈiːts/ /ɪtsˈɛlf
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HIS-ter-ee ri-PEETS it-SELF
UK
HIS-tuh-ree ri-PEETS it-SELF
Listen in Context
History repeats itself when wars happen over and over.
My teacher said that history repeats itself if we don't learn from our mistakes.
Sometimes it feels like history repeats itself in my family.
Watching the news these days, it's clear that history repeats itself.