Defining a Method and taking a string x amount of times, then looping and breaking

Question

Not sure what is being ask of me in this challenge:
The repeat method should take a string, and print it a specified number of times. Use loop and break to complete the method. Be sure to do the following:
After printing the value of string, add 1 to the counter variable.
Use an if statement together with the break keyword to break out of the loop once counter is equal to times.
My question is mainly what am I meant to do for this challenge? 
Code Provided:
def repeat(string, times)
  fail "times must be 1 or more" if times < 1
  counter = 0
  loop do
    # YOUR CODE HERE
  end
end
Proposed Solution:
def repeat(string, times)
  fail "times must be 1 or more" if times < 1
  counter = 0
  loop do
    print "what is your name?"
    answer=gets.chomp
    print "#{answer}, "
    counter +=1
    if counter ==5
      break
    end
  end
Error given:
"Bummer, try again"

David Quiroz · Answer

Thanks, Kris! That got me to think about it in the right light. :D

KRIS NIKOLAISEN · Answer

Some hints
You only need to print string. This is the value of the string passed in by the challenge.
You are to break if counter == times. This is the maximum number of times the loop should run.
So for example if the challenge calls repeat("hi", 5) and it does, your code should print "hi" 5 times

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Defining a Method and taking a string x amount of times, then looping and breaking

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KRIS NIKOLAISEN

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David Quiroz

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