revisit

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verb

re·​vis·​it (ˌ)rē-ˈvi-zət How to pronounce revisit (audio)
revisited; revisiting; revisits
Synonyms of revisitnext

transitive verb

: to visit again : return to
revisit the old neighborhood
also : to consider or take up again
reluctant to revisit past disputes

revisit

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noun

: a second or subsequent visit

Examples of revisit in a Sentence

Verb He revisited his old house. The police revisited the crime scene. The police revisited the case of the unsolved murder. The book is worth revisiting.
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Verb
This silky asparagus soup recipe is a spring classic worth revisiting. Selma Brown Morrow, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026 The April 12 show will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at production and revisit interview highlights. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
The satellite also hosts the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, which aims to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols over Europe in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a fast revisit time. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revisit

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revisit was in the 15th century

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“Revisit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revisit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

revisit

verb
re·​vis·​it
rē-ˈviz-ət
: to visit again : return to

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