(of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped

their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

(of an object or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with

a blue suit that echoed the colour of her eyes

send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display

for security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen

(of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit

a sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener

the walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

a close parallel to an idea, feeling, or event

his love for her found an echo in her own feelings

a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another

Clarendon, whom they reckoned the faithful echo of their master's intentions

used in names of newspapers

the South Wales Echo

a code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication

a play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner