Retweet: meaning, definitions and examples

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retweet

 

[ riหหˆtwiหt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

social media

To retweet is to share someone else's tweet on your own Twitter account. This action allows you to promote the original tweet to your followers, enabling it to reach a wider audience. Retweeting can help amplify messages and foster discussions among users.

Synonyms

forward, repost, share.

Examples of usage

  • I will retweet this interesting article.
  • She retweeted a funny video on her feed.
  • He often retweets news stories to keep his followers informed.

Translations

Translations of the word "retweet" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น retweetar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเฅ€เคŸเฅเคตเฅ€เคŸ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช retweeten

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ retweet

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะตั‚ะฒั–ั‚ะฝัƒั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ retweetowaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒชใƒ„ใ‚คใƒผใƒˆใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท retweeter

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ retuitear

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท retweetlemek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฆฌํŠธ์œ—ํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฅุนุงุฏุฉ ุชุบุฑูŠุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ retweetovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ retweetovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฝฌๅ‘ๆŽจๆ–‡

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ retweetati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ retweeta

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั€ะตั‚ะฒะธั‚ ะถะฐัะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ แƒ˜แƒขแƒ•แƒ˜แƒขแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ retweet etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ retuitear

Etymology

The term 'retweet' originated from the platform Twitter, which was launched in 2006. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 're-', meaning 'again', and the word 'tweet', referring to the short messages posted by users on Twitter. Initially, users would manually copy and paste messages from one tweet to another, but in 2009, Twitter introduced a built-in retweet feature that streamlined this process. This change significantly influenced how information spreads on social media, prompting users to engage with and disseminate content more efficiently. Over time, 'retweet' has evolved to encompass various forms of sharing messages on other platforms, but it remains closely associated with the Twitter ecosystem.