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

Every writer knows the temptation to keep revising a text indefinitely, as well as the experience of rereading a book long after it has been published. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Some card descriptions are a bit wordy, forcing pauses to reread during your first attempts. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026

Additional instructions or rereading the testimony would not help in deliberations. — Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026

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

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