repost

¹

[ verb ree-pohst; noun ree-pohst ]

verb (used with object)

1. to reaffix or replace (a notice, bulletin, sign, etc.):

   All my “lost dog” signs got blown away in the storm, so I’ve reposted them around town.

2. Digital Technology.
   1. to resubmit (an online message, text, or image, often one originated by another user) to a message board, mailing list, website, or social media site:

      This blog post was originally published several years ago, but it's such useful information that we like to repost it every winter.

   2. to submit (an existing online message, text, or image, often one originated by another user) to a different message board, electronic mailing list, website, or social media site:

      You may download the photos for your own collection, but you may not repost them to another website.

verb (used without object)

1. Digital Technology.
   1. to resubmit an online message, text, or image to a message board, mailing list, website, or social media site, often one originated by another user:

      About twelve hours of posts may have been deleted, so check back over the last day and repost if you lost a post or two.

   2. to submit an existing online message, text, or image to another message board, mailing list, website, or social media site:

      Please feel free to repost as widely as you can.

noun

1. Digital Technology. an online message, image, article, etc., that has been posted multiple times or on multiple message boards, mailing lists, websites, or social media sites:

   This is a repost corrected for typos, punctuation, spelling, and some grammatical issues.

   I’m pretty sure this article is a repost of something from a few years ago.

repost

²

[ ree-pohst ]

verb (used without object)

1. to reassign to a new job or location:

   To avoid the scandal, he was quickly reposted to London, far away from Washington.

   Employees may be reposted to other departments depending on the needs of the organization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of repost¹

re- ( def ) + post ¹( def )

Origin of repost²

First recorded in 1715–25; re- ( def ) + post ²( def )

Example Sentences

While the platform looked a lot like the old Twitter, your Bluesky feed is a reverse chronological timeline of posts with photos, videos and links that you can also like and repost.

From Salon

People using the platform can post, comment, repost and like their favourite things.

From BBC

And if I repost the “throwback” picture today?

From Slate

Musk responded to a repost of Fineman's video on his platform, X, stating "Frankly, it was only on the Thursday before the Saturday that ANY of the sketches generated laughs. I was worried. I was like d**n my 'SNL' appearance is going to be so f***ing unfunny. But then it worked out in the end."

From Salon

Police Scotland urged the public not to repost images or videos from the scene out of respect for his family.

From BBC