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• re
  re

  noun

  the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale.
• 're
  're

  contraction of are: They're leaving.
• Re
  Re

  noun

  Ra.
• R/E
  R/E

  real estate.
• re-
  re-

  a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion.
• Re.
  Re.

  abbreviation

  rupee.
• r.e.
  r.e.

  abbreviation

  right end.
• R.E.
  R.E.

  abbreviation

  real estate.
• RE
  RE

  abbreviation

  Reformed Episcopal

re

¹ American  

[ray] / reɪ /

noun

Music.

• res
  plural

1. 

   the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale.

2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone D.

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re ² American  

[ree, ray] / ri, reɪ /

preposition

Chiefly Law and Commerce.

1. in the case of; with reference to; in re.

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're ³ American  

[er] / ər /

1. contraction of are: They're leaving.

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Re ⁴ American  

[ray] / reɪ /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. Ra.

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Re ⁵ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. rhenium.

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R/E ⁶ American  

Or RE

1. real estate.

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re- ⁷ American  

1. a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion.

   regenerate; refurbish; retype; retrace; revert.

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Re. ⁸ American  

Or re.

abbreviation

1. rupee.

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r.e. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

Football.

1. right end.

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R.E. ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. real estate.

2. Reformed Episcopal.

3. Right Excellent.

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RE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Reformed Episcopal

2. Religious Education

3. Right Excellent

4. Royal Engineers

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re- ² British  

prefix

1. indicating return to a previous condition, restoration, withdrawal, etc

   rebuild

   renew

   retrace

   reunite

2. indicating repetition of an action

   recopy

   remarry

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Re ³ British  

/ reɪ /

noun

1. another name for Ra 2

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Re ⁴ British  

symbol

1. rhenium

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Re ⁵ British  

symbol

1. rupee

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're ⁶ British  

contraction

1. are

   we're

   you're

   they're

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re ⁷ British  

/ riː, reɪ /

noun

1. music a variant spelling of ray 3

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re ⁸ British  

/ riː /

preposition

1. with reference to

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re ⁹ British  

abbreviation

1. Reunion Island

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Usage

See contraction.

Verbs beginning with re- indicate repetition or restoration. It is unnecessary to add an adverb such as back or again : This must not occur again (not recur again ); we recounted the votes (not recounted the votes again , which implies that the votes were counted three times, not twice)

Re , in contexts such as re your letter, your remarks have been noted or he spoke to me re your complaint , is common in business or official correspondence. In general English with reference to is preferable in the former case and about or concerning in the latter. Even in business correspondence, the use of re is often restricted to the letter heading

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• res
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of re¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see origin at gamut

Origin of re²

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin rē “(in the) matter, affair, thing,” ablative of rēs

Origin of re-⁷

Middle English < Latin re-, red-

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Example Sentences

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Opera Philadelphia opened its season last week at the Academy of Music with a rarity: Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto,” written in 1770 for Milan when the composer was 14 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

She added that many of Al Fayed's alleged victims would be distressed by the breach, saying: "For me, it's more of the same, really, and deeply re abusive, to be honest. It's unbelievable."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The resulting case, In re: Turner, helped end the practice of racialized child “apprenticeship” and shaped the meaning of the 13th and 14th amendments.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

To investigate further, the team re examined every fossil bone previously identified as belonging to geese.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

“We re not demons! You people have lost your minds!”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

But if you 're looking for a sweet dessert, serve with whipped cream and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2024

“We ’re not trying to single out one nation,” Kerry said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2021

"They 're not going to let you come in here and just – help people."

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2018

"The parties need to try and see if we 're going to move, if we're going to have power sharing, and if not we're going to have to deal with the consequences."

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2017

Ramu says you ’re a strong god, a dancing god.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

Reinsurer Munich Re offers a policy to cover errors by AI models with limits of up to $50 million, according to a spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Through the first half, capital dedicated to reinsurance grew by 5% from the end of 2025, reaching a new all-time high of almost $690 billion, according to Gallagher Re.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

South Carolina’s insurance regulator filed a petition Tuesday to place Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company and Southern Atlantic Re into rehabilitation, a court-supervised process similar to chapter 11 bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Global premiums for insuring data centers will likely reach $20 billion to $30 billion a year by 2030, reinsurer Swiss Re forecast in a report this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Maybe he and his master would run together as stags, or fly to Re Albi over the mountain on the wings of eagles.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

He has helped his servant Israel, in re-

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

"This study could be the initial mover for re- evaluating the comet interior evolution and activity theory."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024

Guard soldiers typically form a second line behind them, designed to keep protesters from breaking police lines and to move away arrestees, freeing up officers to re- engage with protesters.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021

The Catholic Reformation established Catholic orthodoxy and launched a massive, and largely successful, campaign to re- affirm the loyalty and enthusiasm of Catholic laypeople.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

As we wind along the narrow mountain roads, I try to re- member everything I can about what happened to my cousins Zoyla and Gregoria.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

The solar technology company expanded its relationship with renewable energy company BayWa r.e.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

The whole issue of 2018 estimated r.e. taxes paid in 2017 will be an extremely sticky wicket.

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2017

To r.e., re—c.a.p., cap, recap—i.t, it, re—capit—Lor'! what a twister!—u, recapitu—l.a.t.e, late, re-cap-it-u-late the events de-tailed in my last letter, full stop—there! if I han't read that full stop out loud!

From I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Today’s investigators spoke with the founder of the R.E.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023

"Goodbar was chasing the family dog when she entered the roadway and was struck by the vehicle," Virginia State Police Senior Trooper R.E.

From Fox News ● Oct. 30, 2018

Stearns, October One of my absolute favorite books of 2017 was R.E.

From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2018

People rejected the first cars because belching engines frightened horses, says Adcock, executive director of the R.E.

From Washington Times ● May 31, 2014

Philippa's cousin, Captain Andrew Larpent, R.E., was looking out of the window with that air of unemployment that touches the conscience of a host like a spur.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross

Givan also said the school inspectorate would monitor how RE was being taught in schools.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

Teaching RE and coollective worship are legally compulsory in all schools in Northern Ireland, except nursery schools.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

But the RE syllabus will change to include other main religions and philosophical traditions, Paul Givan added.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

But Givan said that the RE syllabus would be reformed and he set out how that will happen in a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

"I am in love," she repeated earnestly, "and that's the reason why I find art such a RE source."

From The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton

Like Nokia’s Labovitz, he had become fixated on the Chinese company behind the res proxy network connected to Kimwolf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

The law deems them res nullius, which literally means a thing belonging to nobody - so responsibility falls to individual landowners.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025

Instead of plopping us into an eternity in media res, with its own rules and regulations already in place, Freyne introduces something novel to this process: a choice.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

Birria de res — stewed beef — is on menus across town after it truly hit Southern California last decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

Reason is for him the final test of all things:— "Semper nutu rationis eant res."

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Joel Elias Spingarn

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