to retype
- verb
- /ˌriːˈtaɪp/
- When I get to the end of a chapter, I keep revising and retyping the whole chapter until I get fed up.
- retype the entire passage
Examples
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Skip down and put in the coupon code, retype the confirmation code, then click subscribe.
Blog text (3) -
I eventually retyped the card and compared the punched holes to find the error.
Blog text (20) -
The deal is I retype those and put my name to them.
Blog text (7) -
I'll retype it for you.
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I'm gonna have to retype this whole thing.
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We need the first page of the contract retyped.
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The first sergeant just took one from the file and retyped it, changing the name.
Fiction book (2000) -
I went home, typed, and retyped all night at the kitchen table.
Fiction book (2002) -
Then I make changes with a pen on the typewritten page, then retype, revise, and retype.
Academic text (2009) -
After proofreading my essay, I had to retype several paragraphs to fix the mistakes.
Synonyms
To put information into a computer or form again
To write or type something again to fix mistakes
To write something again to correct or update it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word retype is formed from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb type meaning 'to write with a keyboard'. So to retype something is to type it again to correct, update, or replace the original.