Rt Definition & Meaning

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British

Usage

Etymology

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RT 1 American [ahr-tee] / ˈɑrˈti / Or rt

noun

plural

RTs, RT's

1. retweet.

   Thanks for all of the likes and RTs.

verb (used with or without object)

RTd, RT'd, RTed, RTing, RT'ing

1. retweet: I don’t like to RT blindly.

   Please RT this important petition.

   I don’t like to RT blindly.

RT 2 American

abbreviation

1. radiotelegraphy.

2. radiotelephone.

3. radiotelephony.

4. respiratory therapist.

5. respiratory therapy.

6. retweet.

rt. 3 American

abbreviation

1. right.

r.t. 4 American

abbreviation

Football.

1. right tackle.

RT 1 British

abbreviation

1. radio telegraphy

2. radio telephony

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 rt 2 British

abbreviation

1. right

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

What else does RT mean? RT is short for retweet, which is the act of sharing another user's post on the social media platform Twitter.How is RT pronounced?[ ahr-tee ]What are some other forms of RT?rtWhat are some other words related to RT?

• tweet
• subtweet
• Twitterstorm

Etymology

Origin of RT

First recorded in 2008

Example Sentences

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"If you want to call and discuss something seriously, then call," he said in an interview to state-run broadcaster RT.

From Barron's

Shahid Malik, from Burnley, is one of five people on trial at Bradford Crown Court over their involvement with RT Diagnostics.

From BBC

It has been alleged that RT Diagnostics, which made £6.67m in three weeks, was set up in "shoddy and inadequate premises" in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and gave out false negative results to customers.

From BBC

State-run television channel RT said he was in critical condition.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Kirk's current moderator, the Rt Rev Rosie Frew said she was "shocked and saddened" by Lord Wallace's death.

From BBC

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