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

That means one taxonomy for discount types instead of five, and one system of record for approval thresholds instead of a policy PDF nobody rereads. — Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Ask for the source, confirm the reservation, or reread the instructions yourself. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026

All across the web, people who are old enough to remember September 11, 2001, are rewatching the attacks and rereading about the aftermath, often via devices and platforms that didn’t exist 25 years ago. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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