reread
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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rereadsimple
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rereadssimple
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have rereadperfect
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has rereadperfect
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am rereadingprogressive
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are rereadingprogressive
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is rereadingprogressive
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have been rereadingperfect progressive
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has been rereadingperfect progressive
Past
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rereadsimple
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had rereadperfect
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was rereadingprogressive
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were rereadingprogressive
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had been rereadingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reread
Explanation
When you reread something, you read it for a second (or third, or fourth) time. You may want to reread a book for school to make sure you understand the material before a big test. If you read the back of a cereal box every morning at breakfast, you'll reread the same text again and again. And, if you reread your chemistry notes a few times before a quiz, it'll help you get a good grade. You probably have a favorite book that you reread every once in a while too. Sometimes people use this word as a noun: "Will you give my story a reread before I submit it to the literary magazine?"
Vocabulary lists containing reread
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Example Sentences
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All of the lonely young men need to reread “The Great Gatsby,” and anyone freaked out by the state of the world should read “Parable of the Sower.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Mock, who reread The Lord of the Rings every year from fourth grade through ninth grade, has simpler dreams: “a hobbit hole out in the countryside, and as little as possible.”
From Slate • May 28, 2026
I’ve reread it twice since then, once in my 20s and once when I was plotting longing in my novel, “Milk Fed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
He seems to have taken it not as a critique but as a field guide to the clientele he sought; he reread the book regularly throughout his life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
For the remainder of the Christmas break, I read and reread von Braun’s note.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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