Echo meaning

What does “echo” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“echo” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves.

echo

the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
“she could hear echoes of her own footsteps”
Synonymsreverberation sound reflection replication
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
a reply that repeats what has just been said
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
“his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau”
“Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man”
an imitation or repetition
“the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life”

to say again or imitate
“followers echoing the cries of their leaders”
Synonymsrepeat
ring or echo with sound
“the hall resounded with laughter”
Synonymsresound ring reverberate
call to mind
“His words echoed John F. Kennedy”
Synonymsrecall

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University