re
noun
the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale.
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R/Ereal estate.
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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.
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Re.abbreviationrupee.
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r.e.abbreviationright end.
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R.E.abbreviationreal estate.
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REabbreviationReformed Episcopal
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1 American
[rey]
/ reɪ /
noun
Music.
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the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale.
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone D.
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[ree, rey]
/ ri, reɪ /
preposition
Chiefly Law and Commerce.
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[er]
/ ər /
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[rey]
/ reɪ /
noun
Egyptian Religion.
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Symbol, Chemistry.
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r.e.
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abbreviation
Football.
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real estate.
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Reformed Episcopal.
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Right Excellent.
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Reformed Episcopal
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Religious Education
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Right Excellent
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Royal Engineers
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prefix
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indicating return to a previous condition, restoration, withdrawal, etc
rebuild
renew
retrace
reunite
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indicating repetition of an action
recopy
remarry
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noun
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symbol
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symbol
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contraction
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/ riː, reɪ /
noun
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/ riː /
preposition
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abbreviation
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
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-
Vocabulary lists containing re
Example Sentences
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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
And you do not have to look far to see some pretty striking parallels between In re Turner and today.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
To investigate further, the team re examined every fossil bone previously identified as belonging to geese.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
“We have received quite a lot of messages re Coachella, we are so gutted, guys,” Lunny continued in the post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
I decide questions about me borrowing her sunglasses are easier to take than questions re my eyes, so I put them back on.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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 really trying to focus on the last frontier of unvaccinated individuals,” said Teni-Ola Ogunjobi, a spokeswoman for the group.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 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
Hannover Re said treaty volumes increased by 12%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In Europe, insured wildfire losses have increased by an estimated 8% to 11% a year in real terms since 1970, according to the Swiss Re Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Looking forward, Swiss Re warned that the El Nino climate pattern, which began in June and is expected to peak later this year, could accentuate the cost from weather-related disasters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
But Swiss Re, which serves as an insurer for insurance companies, noted that losses from natural disasters often increase in the second half of the year, mainly due to hurricanes in the North Atlantic ocean.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Along towards Sunreturn when the first heavy snows began to fall in the heights of Gont they came to Re Albi, Ogion's home.
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
The lens is dynamic, focusing and re- focusing light as the eye rests on near and far objects in the visual field.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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
Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and re- membir and evrey thing that happins to me from now on.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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
“Ain’t no party like a R.E. party ’cause a R.E. party don’t stop!”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2020
"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
Even the church Lee attended in Lexington, Virginia, is no longer R.E.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2018
Stearns, October One of my absolute favorite books of 2017 was R.E.
From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2018
Sergeants’ Mess, and saying my frien’ Sergeant Jones, R.E., wanting cup of tea and biscuits at bunder P.D.Q.”
From Cupid in Africa by P. C. Wren
He has also introduced a simpler process for parents to withdraw their children from RE or collective worship.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Givan also said the school inspectorate would monitor how RE was being taught in schools.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Givan has appointed Prof Noel Purdy from Stranmillis University College to chair the panel which will draw up the new RE syllabus.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
But the Supreme Court ruled that RE was not taught in "an objective, critical, and pluralistic manner."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Key of B♭, three-quarter measure: First measure, DO a quarter note, RE a quarter, and MI a quarter.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
We begin in medias res as the unnamed author frets about his choice to begin at chapter 13 rather than the more traditional chapter 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 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, 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
Accordingly, the poet who is composing an epic in the strict sense should, in handling the events of his narrative, plunge immediately in medias 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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