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to reread

to reread

46 1.0
To read something again to understand or enjoy it better
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈrɛd/
translation icon : releer
  • What book or books have you reread many times?
  • read and reread
  • reread the book
  • reread the passage

One group read and reread and reread those biographies over and over.

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Examples

  • You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep rereading the last one.

  • I recently reread Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

  • Yeah, actually, I just reread that book last month.

  • After that, really quickly, I reread This is How You Lose the Time War.

  • Well, I started to reread one of those stories.

  • Back home, sitting at my counter, I reread the letter for the fourth time.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Then she climbed back into bed and reread the paragraph she had just finished.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Are there any particular books that you've reread or gifted to other people?

  • I actually reread The Scarlet Letter to see how Hester dealt with it.

  • I decided to reread my favorite book before the movie adaptation is released.

Synonyms

to review
vsto reread
106 1.8

To study something again to remember it better

is used more for enjoying or better grasping content than formal study
to revisit
vsto reread
72 3.7

To return to an idea or topic to think about it again

is mainly used for returning to material for enjoyment or clearer grasp
to reexamine
vsto reread
19 3.7

To look at something again to make a new decision

is usually done for enjoyment or better understanding, not to change conclusions
to relook
vsto reread
3 5.3

To consider something again before deciding

is more about returning to enjoy or better understand content, not reassessing
to overread
vsto reread
4.6

To read something again carefully to find mistakes

is done again mainly for enjoyment or general understanding rather than thoroughness
to repass
vsto reread
7.2

Read notes or papers again to find mistakes

is used more for enjoyment or deeper understanding than quick checking
to restudy
vsto reread
3.1

To go over something again to understand or remember it

is usually for casual return to content rather than structured study

How Careful

study
353 1.1
to reread
46 1.0
to read
1.8
to scan
127 2.7

Surface Forms

reread infinitive
rereading present participle
rereads third person singular
reread past
reread past participle

Morphology

reread = read (transparent) = re + read

This is a standard and fully productive use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to 'read'.

Etymology

Reread starts with the part re- meaning 'again' and the verb read, so it literally means to 'read' again. That's why to reread something is to read it once more to understand it better or enjoy it again.