🔘 To fasten again 🧵 To sew button

to rebutton

4.6

To sew a button back onto clothes after it comes off

verb
/ˌriːˈbʌtən/

: volver a abotonar

I need to rebutton my coat.

Examples

He learned how to rebutton his shirt when a button came loose.
If you notice a missing button, you should rebutton your coat as soon as possible.
After losing a button at work, she had to rebutton her jacket before the meeting.
Please rebutton your shirt before the meeting.
After losing a button during the party, she decided to rebutton her coat before heading home.
He quickly rebuttoned his shirt after spilling coffee on it during breakfast.
Before the interview, she took a moment to rebutton her jacket to ensure she looked presentable.

Synonyms

to button

vsto rebutton

38 1.0

To close clothing by pushing small round things through holes

is about reattaching the fastener to fabric after it has come off

to sew button

vsto rebutton

5 2.1

To attach a button to clothing using a needle and thread

is specifically done to replace a lost or loose fastener on clothing

to refasten

vsto rebutton

1 3.6

To attach something again so it stays in place

is limited to repairing a displaced fastener rather than simply closing it

Antonyms

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

How Secure

to sew button

5 2.1

to rebutton

4.6

to button

38 1.0

Surface Forms

rebutton infinitive

rebuttoned past

rebuttoned past participle

rebuttoning present participle

rebuttons third person singular

Morphology

rebutton = button (semi-transparent) = re + button

The prefix 're-' is clear, but this sense narrows 'button again' to the more specific act of sewing or attaching a button back onto clothing.

Etymology

Rebutton combines re- meaning 'again' and button, the small fastener on clothes. Think of sewing a button back on after it falls off, so to rebutton is to put the button back in place.