reread

verb

re·​read (ˌ)rē-ˈrēd 

reread (ˌ)rē-ˈred  ; rereading

transitive verb

: to read (something) again

had to reread the passage several times to make sense of it

… might do well to reread Shakespeare or Homer.

—Lewis H. Lapham

Examples of reread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The judge then reread his instructions on reasonable doubt before sending them back to continue deliberating. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Jepsen first read it during a trip, and her husband later reread the book to her at night, to help with her insomnia. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

No deleting, rereading, correcting grammar, or performing intelligence. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Or rereading the same economic forecast for the third time that week. — Laurie Arron, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reread

• accede
• agreed
• airspeed
• alkyd
• bindweed
• chickweed
• concede
• decreed
• duckweed
• exceed
• flaxseed
• impede