restate
Americanverb (used with object)
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restates,
present (3rd person singular)
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restated,
past participle, past
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restating
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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restatesimple
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restatessimple
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have restatedperfect
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has restatedperfect
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am restatingprogressive
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are restatingprogressive
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is restatingprogressive
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have been restatingperfect progressive
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has been restatingperfect progressive
Past
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restatedsimple
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had restatedperfect
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was restatingprogressive
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were restatingprogressive
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had been restatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of restate
Explanation
When you say something again, you restate it. If you give a speech, you might decide to express your main idea at the beginning and then restate it a second time, near the end. Often when you restate something, you say it in a slightly different, perhaps clearer way, with the intention of really getting your point across. A teacher might sweetly ask her class to come in from recess, and then restate her request five minutes later by saying, "If you aren't inside when I count to 30, there will be no recess tomorrow!" The verb restate combines the prefix re-, "again" in Latin, and state.
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According to the paper, Miliband "has told civil society groups he is determined to restate the call for a two-state solution".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The company has had to restate $4.6 billion of its assets as affiliated or related-party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
It didn’t restate financial results for any of those periods.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
It said an analysis of revenue recognition from a partnership led it to restate its accounts for fiscal 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Dobzhansky could now restate the essential truth of Mendel’s discovery—a gene determines a physical feature—by generalizing that idea across multiple genes and multiple features: a genotype determines a phenotype.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
But the document largely restates conclusions that prosecutors, congressional investigators, and multiple courts have previously articulated.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
The order also restates a number of existing city policies, including requirements that law enforcement officers wear body cameras and identifying information, and a ban on wearing masks.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart largely restates what he said in court last week, when he directed the Justice Department to propose redactions about the information in the affidavit that it wants to remain secret.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
The conclusion restates the problem and recommends a solution.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
This is no answer, because it merely restates the hypothesis of automatism, and begs the whole question to be discussed.
From Mind and Motion and Monism by George John Romanes
Except for the part about reparations, the demands restated some of the 14 articles in the memorandum of understanding signed by U.S. and Iranian negotiators in mid-June.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
The lender restated its year-earlier figures to include the results from Mediobanca, which it bought last year, in the period before the acquisition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Afterwards, Rubio restated Washington's desire to play a "constructive" role to end the war but was wary of Moscow's proposals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The governor’s order largely restated the natural disaster exemption already in the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
Here the fundamental distinction between facts and explanations, which goes back to Montaigne and beyond, is restated.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"The most important outcome from Yerevan must therefore be a clear course correction. Governments need to move beyond restating promises and agree on concrete actions."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
When asked about the possibility of a new album, Jean began by restating the question, "Will there be music in the future?"
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last year, Berkshire wrote down the value of its Kraft Heinz position by $3.8 billion, after taxes, restating the holding at fair-market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
The bank that manages debt collection of government bodies and hospitals said it’s restating 2024 accounts and warned that adjusted profits for 2025 will be around €150 million, versus consensus of €155 million.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
“It’s his fault for asking us to act like adults when we’re just kids,” I said, restating Mom’s argument.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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