rehear

verb

re·​hear (ˌ)rē-ˈhir 

reheard (ˌ)rē-ˈhərd  ; rehearing (ˌ)rē-ˈhir-iŋ 

transitive verb

: to hear again or anew especially judicially

Examples of rehear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Berkeley ultimately repealed its ordinance in 2024 after the court refused to rehear the case. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025

The Ninth Circuit briefly lifted her decision but agreed to rehear the case en banc, --- when the entire court hears the case, rather than just a panel -- thereby restoring the block on the deployment. —Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025

The order did not establish a timeline for when the full bench would rehear the case. —Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025

California attempted to appeal the decision, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit declined to rehear the case, effectively upholding the original decision. —Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rehear

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir

Legal Definition

rehear

transitive verb

re·​hear ˌrē-ˈhir 

reheard -ˈhərd  ; rehearing

: to consider again or anew after decision or dismissal in the same or another forum : hold an additional hearing about

would defer to an arbitrator's decision without rehearing the matter

—M. A. Kelly