reread

[ verb ree-reed; noun ree-reed ]

/ verb riˈrid; noun ˈriˌrid /

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verb (used with object), re·read

[ree-red], /riˈrɛd/, re·read·ing

[ree-ree-ding]. /riˈri dɪŋ/.

to read (something) again.

noun

the act of reading something again.

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Origin of reread

re- + read¹

How to use reread in a sentence

I have read and re-read Molly Keane more, I think, than any other writer.
Maggie O’Farrell’s Book Bag: 5 Favorite Irish Writers|Maggie O’Farrell|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I re-read it several times, the last when I was in college, and then lost the falling-apart copy.
Does Jeffrey MacDonald Belong in Jail?|Megan McArdle|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was a little apprehensive to re-read it as an adult, but like all of Wolfe's early journalism, it totally holds up.
Book Bag: Kurt Andersen’s Favorite ’60s Books|Kurt Andersen|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Thinking about Mondale, I re-read his nomination acceptance speech.
Romney at CPAC|David Frum|February 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I love the writing so much, have already read it and re-read it so many times that now I just touch the pages.
My Big Break with Ben Stiller|Greta Gerwig|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A ray of Consciousness is passed over that impression and you re-read it, you re-awaken the record.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The letter was read and re-read many times, the delighted parents repeating every word after Dorothy.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Kennedy read the letter, and re-read it, and laid it down on the table beside his untouched breakfast.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar
He re-read Kipling's Chant-Pagan with a new understanding, and began to search into neglected philosophies.
Security|Poul William Anderson
As she spoke he realized that time had passed while he read and re-read and dreamed a dream because of the letter.
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan

British Dictionary definitions for reread

reread

/ (riːˈriːd) /

verb -reads, -reading or -read (tr)

to read (something) again

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