Definition of Echo

Verb: echo e-kow

To say again or imitate
"followers echoing the cries of their leaders";
- repeat
Fill for a short time with sound and echoes
"the hall echoed with laughter";
- resound, ring, reverberate
Call to mind
"His words echoed John F. Kennedy";
- recall

Noun: echo (echoes) e-kow

The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
"she could hear echoes of her own footsteps";
- reverberation, sound reflection, replication
A reply that repeats what has just been said
(electronics) a reflected television, 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"

Noun: Echo

(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained