reread

verb

re·​read (ˌ)rē-ˈrēd How to pronounce reread (audio)
reread (ˌ)rē-ˈred How to pronounce reread (audio) ; 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

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For her part, Anna sleepwalked through her classes, rereading all his texts. Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 Gettleman called the jurors back out and reread several pages of the jury instructions dealing with the elements of the bribery counts, then urged them to read it again back in the jury room. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024 Gettleman called the jury back out and reread several pages of the jury instructions dealing with the elements of the bribery counts, then urged them to read it again back in the jury room. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024 Wyoming hunter Meg Stanton had to reread her mule deer’s chronic wasting disease results a couple times. Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for reread 

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reread was in 1582

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“Reread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reread. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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