ditto

UK: /ˈdɪtəʊ/ US: /ˈdɪtoʊ/ ,(dit′ō)

Inflections of 'ditto' (n): npl: dittos

Inflections of 'ditto' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

dittos

v 3rd person singular

dittoing

v pres p

dittoed

v past

dittoed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dit•to /ˈdɪtoʊ/   n., pl. -tos, adv., v. 
n. 

1. what has just been said or mentioned earlier;
   the above;
   the same (used in lists, etc.):
   [uncountable] We bought two books at $45.00 each, ditto at $65.
2. Informal Terms a duplicate;
   copy:
   [countable] Make a ditto of this and mail it.

adv. 

3. (used after another phrase or sentence) just as already stated;
   likewise: the same:
   "I'll have a beer.'' — "Ditto.'' (= I'll have one, too.)

v. [~ + object]

4. to make a copy of on a duplicating machine:
   He dittoed several copies of the document.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dit•to  (dit′ō), n., pl. -tos, adv., v., -toed, -to•ing. 
n. 

1. the aforesaid;
   the above;
   the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Abbr.: do. Symbol: ʺ. Cf. ditto mark.
2. another of the same.
3. Informal Terms a duplicate;
   copy.

adv. 

4. as already stated;
   likewise.

v.t. 

5. to make a copy of, using a Ditto machine.
6. to duplicate or repeat the action or statement of (another person).

• Latin dictus said, past participle of dīcere to say; see dictum
• Italian, variant of detto
• 1615–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ditto / ˈdɪtəʊ/ noun ( -tos)

1. the aforementioned; the above; the same. Used in accounts, lists, etc, to avoid repetition and symbolized by two small marks (〃) known as ditto marks, placed under the thing repeated
2. a duplicate

adverb

1. in the same way

sentence_substitute

1. used to avoid repeating or to confirm agreement with an immediately preceding sentence

verb ( -tos, -toing, -toed)

1. (transitive) to copy; repeat

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian (Tuscan dialect), variant of detto said, from dicere to say, from Latin