reread
verb (used with object)
to read (something) again.
have been rereading
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present perfect progressiveof reread.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I have been rereading some old wonders such as Georges Simenon’s “The Train,” J. L. Carr’s “A Month in the Country” and Janet Lewis’s “The Wife of Martin Guerre.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
One of the many books I have been rereading between bouts of Powell is Persuasion.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2010
Spiritual writers of the last decade have been rereading the Fathers and great Theologians upon this subject, and as a result the cobwebs of misconception are being swept away.
From What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People by Francis Bernard Cassilly
By-the-bye, monsieur, I have been rereading one of your books since last night.'
From A Chair on the Boulevard by Leonard Merrick
We have been rereading some of those imaginary letters to Bill that have been dancing in our head.
From Mince Pie by Christopher Morley
