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- Dictionaryditto/ˈdɪtəʊ/
noun
- 1. the same thing again (used in lists and accounts and often indicated by a ditto mark under the word or figure to be repeated).
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used to agree with something that has just been said, or to avoid repeating something that has been said: "I hate reality TV shows " "Ditto." Local residents are opposed to the proposal. Ditto many members of the city council (= they are also opposed). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Similar and the same. adjacent. affinity. akin.
The meaning of DITTO is as before or aforesaid : in the same manner —used to indicate that a previous statement also applies to something or someone else. How to use ditto in a sentence.
DITTO meaning: 1. used to agree with something that has just been said, or to avoid repeating something that has…. Learn more.
Ditto definition: the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Abbreviation: do. Symbol. See examples of DITTO used in a sentence.
In informal English, you can use ditto to represent a word or phrase that you have just used in order to avoid repeating it. In written lists, ditto can be represented by ditto marks – the symbol" – underneath the word that you want to repeat.
A ditto looks like a quotation mark — " — and it's used as you go down a list to indicate you're repeating whatever is above.
DITTO meaning: 1 : used to say that whatever you have said about one person or thing is also true of another person or thing; 2 : used in speech to show you agree with what someone has just said or have the same opinion.
DITTO definition: 1. used to agree with something that has been said, or to avoid repeating something that has been…. Learn more.
To express that he felt the same way, my friend exclaimed, "Ditto!", when I was done speaking. Hannah encouraged me to speak my mind instead of saying " ditto " at every break in the conversation. The lecturer was very repetitive, so I used a lot of ditto marks while taking notes.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ditto dit‧to 1 / ˈdɪtəʊ $ -toʊ / adverb spoken informal 1 SAME used to say that you have exactly the same opinion as someone else ‘I hated school.’ ‘Ditto.’ 2 used to say that what is true of one thing is also true of another Where should she go? Mississippi?
