reread

verb

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

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

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While the restaurant staff checked with a manager, Carson headed to the car to reread the receipt and moments later returned with the realization that changed the entire night. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Both novels reward rereading during our own age of plutocratic media ownership and resurgent imperial folly. Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 The third step is to reread the SOC 2 and ISO 27001 attestations from vendors whose agents will sit inside the enterprise perimeter with payment authority. Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Maybe rereading children’s books is not really about returning to childhood. Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026 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 9 Jun. 2026.

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