to ret
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9.9
- verb
- Specialized
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- You know how many times I've retied my bow tie today to keep it perfect?
Examples
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I remember asking my teacher why we were being retaught, and he replied, "so that you don't forget."
Blog text (13) -
She must just "ret," not eat.
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Rot away in this little fishing village for the rest of your life?
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I'm sure there were other teachers who looked at the test and then "retaught" what was on it in the afternoon.
Blog text (13) -
Her hands have been retied but more loosely.
Fiction book (1999) -
Highland retaught me the enduring lessons every good teacher knows.
Academic text (1991) -
I watched her, horrified, as she retied up to Miss Williams.
Fiction book (1993) -
Returning to the kitchen, Laurie put the cover on the box and retied the ribbon.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the 90-minute Spanish block, students had at least 30 minutes of small group instruction during which lessons were retaught.
Academic text (2011) -
To produce linen, farmers must ret the flax in a water vat for several days.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ret as a verb comes from the idea of making plant stems rot a little by soaking them. That's why to ret flax or hemp is to soak it so the woody parts break down and the long fibers come free.