Definition of re
: the second note of the major scale in solfège
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Examples of re in a Sentence
do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti
Origin and Etymology of re
Medieval Latin, from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist
Definition of re
: with regard to : in re
Origin and Etymology of re
re-
Definition of re-
1
: again : anew
- retell
2
: back : backward
- recall
- reabsorption
- reaccelerate
- reaccept
- reaccession
- reacclimatize
- reaccredit
- reaccreditation
- reacquaint
- reacquire
- reacquisition
- reactivate
- reactivation
- readdress
- readmission
- readmit
- readopt
- reaffirm
- reaffirmation
- reaffix
- reallocate
- reallocation
- reanalysis
- reanalyze
- reanimate
- reanimation
- reannex
- reannexation
- reappear
- reappearance
- reapplication
- reapply
- reappoint
- reappointment
- reappraisal
- reappraise
- reappropriate
- reapprove
- reargue
- reargument
- rearousal
- rearouse
- rearrest
- rearticulate
- reascend
- reascent
- reassemblage
- reassemble
- reassembly
- reassert
- reassertion
- reassign
- reassignment
- reassume
- reattach
- reattachment
- reattain
- reattempt
- reattribute
- reattribution
- reauthorization
- reauthorize
- reawaken
- rebait
- rebalance
- rebaptism
- rebaptize
- rebegin
- rebid
- rebind
- reblend
- rebloom
- reboard
- reboil
- rebook
- rebore
- rebottle
- rebreed
- reburial
- rebury
- rebuy
- recalculate
- recalculation
- recalibrate
- recalibration
- recategorize
- recentralization
- recentrifuge
- recertification
- recertify
- rechallenge
- rechannel
- recharter
- recheck
- rechoreograph
- rechristen
- re–Christianize
- rechromatograph
- rechromatography
- recirculate
- recirculation
- reclad
- reclassification
- reclassify
- reclothe
- recock
- recodification
- recodify
- recolonization
- recolonize
- recolor
- recommence
- recommencement
- recommission
- recompilation
- recompile
- recomputation
- recompute
- reconceive
- reconcentrate
- reconcentration
- reconception
- reconceptualization
- reconceptualize
- recondense
- reconfiguration
- reconfigure
- reconnect
- reconnection
- reconquer
- reconquest
- reconsecrate
- reconsecration
- reconsolidate
- recontact
- recontaminate
- recontamination
- recontour
- reconversion
- reconvert
- reconvict
- reconviction
- reconvince
- recopy
- recork
- recross
- recultivate
- rededicate
- rededication
- redefect
- redeliver
- redelivery
- redeposit
- redetermination
- redetermine
- redigestion
- rediscover
- rediscovery
- rediscuss
- redisplay
- redispose
- redisposition
- redissolve
- redistill
- redistillation
- redivide
- redivision
- redon
- redraft
- redraw
- redream
- redrill
- redub
- reeligibility
- reeligible
- reemerge
- reemergence
- reemission
- reemit
- reemphasis
- reemphasize
- reemploy
- reemployment
- reencounter
- reendow
- reenergize
- reengage
- reengagement
- reengrave
- reenlist
- reenlistment
- reenroll
- reenthrone
- reenvision
- reequip
- reequipment
- reerect
- reescalate
- reescalation
- reestablish
- reestablishment
- reestimate
- reevaluate
- reevaluation
- reexamination
- reexamine
- reexperience
- reexplore
- reexport
- reexportation
- reexpose
- reexposure
- reexpress
- reface
- refeed
- refeel
- refight
- refile
- refind
- refire
- refix
- refloat
- refold
- reforge
- reformat
- reformulate
- reformulation
- refortification
- refortify
- refound
- refoundation
- reframe
- refreeze
- refry
- regain
- regather
- regear
- regild
- regive
- reglaze
- regrade
- regraft
- regrant
- regreen
- regrind
- regroom
- regroove
- rehandle
- rehang
- reharmonize
- reheat
- rehinge
- rehire
- rehospitalization
- rehospitalize
- rehumanize
- reidentify
- reignite
- reignition
- reimage
- reimmerse
- reimplant
- reimplantation
- reimport
- reimportation
- reimpose
- reimposition
- reincorporate
- reincorporation
- reindict
- reindictment
- reinfestation
- reinflate
- reinflation
- reinhabit
- reinject
- reinjection
- reinjure
- reinjury
- reink
- reinnervate
- reinnervation
- reinoculate
- reinoculation
- reinsert
- reinsertion
- reinspect
- reinspection
- reinspire
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- reinstitute
- reinstitutionalization
- reinter
- reinterment
- reinterview
- reintroduce
- reintroduction
- reinvade
- reinvasion
- reinvestigate
- reinvestigation
- reinvigorate
- reinvigoration
- reinvigorator
- rejacket
- rejudge
- rejuggle
- rekey
- rekeyboard
- rekindle
- reknit
- relabel
- relacquer
- relandscape
- relaunch
- relearn
- relegitimize
- relend
- relicense
- relicensure
- relight
- relink
- reliquefy
- relisten
- reload
- reloadable
- relock
- relook
- relubricate
- relubrication
- remarket
- remarriage
- remarry
- remate
- rematerialize
- remeasure
- remeasurement
- remeet
- remelt
- remerge
- remigration
- remilitarization
- remilitarize
- remobilization
- remobilize
- remoisten
- remold
- remonetization
- remonetize
- remotivate
- remotivation
- remythologize
- renail
- rename
- renationalization
- renationalize
- renest
- renumber
- reobserve
- reoccupation
- reoccupy
- reoil
- reoperate
- reoperation
- reorchestrate
- reorchestration
- reorient
- reorientate
- reorientation
- reoutfit
- reoxidation
- reoxidize
- reoxygenate
- reoxygenation
- repack
- repaint
- repark
- repatch
- repattern
- repave
- repeg
- repeople
- rephotograph
- rephrase
- replan
- replaster
- replate
- repledge
- replot
- replumb
- repolish
- repoll
- repopularize
- repopulate
- repopulation
- repot
- repressurize
- reprice
- reprivatization
- reprivatize
- reprovision
- repump
- repunctuation
- repurchase
- repurify
- rerack
- reraise
- reread
- rereading
- rerecord
- reregister
- reregistration
- reregulate
- reregulation
- rerelease
- rereview
- rerig
- reroll
- reroof
- reroute
- resail
- resample
- resaw
- reschool
- rescore
- rescreen
- resculpt
- reseal
- resealable
- reseason
- resecure
- resee
- resegregate
- resegregation
- resell
- reseller
- resensitize
- resentence
- reservice
- resettle
- resettlement
- resew
- reshingle
- reshoe
- reshoot
- reshow
- resight
- resilver
- resite
- resize
- reslate
- resoak
- resocialization
- resocialize
- resod
- resolder
- resole
- resolidification
- resolidify
- resow
- respool
- respot
- respray
- resprout
- restabilize
- restack
- restage
- restamp
- restimulate
- restimulation
- restock
- restoke
- restrengthen
- restress
- restudy
- restuff
- restyle
- resummon
- resupply
- resurvey
- resuspend
- resuspension
- resynthesis
- resynthesize
- retackle
- retag
- retarget
- retaste
- reteach
- reteam
- retest
- retexture
- retheorization
- retheorize
- rethread
- retie
- retighten
- retile
- retime
- retrace
- retransfer
- retransform
- retransformation
- retransmission
- retransmit
- retry
- retune
- retype
- reunification
- reunify
- reupholster
- reutilization
- reutilize
- revaccinate
- revaccination
- revalidate
- revalidation
- revalorization
- revalorize
- revictimize
- revictual
- revisualization
- revote
- rewarm
- rewash
- reweave
- reweigh
- rewet
- rewire
- rewrap
- rezone
Origin and Etymology of re-
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against
RE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of re for English Language Learners
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: on the subject of : regarding or concerning
re-
Definition of re- for English Language Learners
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: again
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: back to an original place, condition, etc.
RE Defined for Kids
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Origin and Etymology of re
Latin, ablative of res thing
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