redevelop
Americanverb (used with object)
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redevelops,
present (3rd person singular)
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redeveloped,
past participle, past
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redeveloping
present participle
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to develop (something) again.
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Photography. to submit (a film or the like) to a second development, as to intensify or tone it.
verb (used without object)
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redevelops,
present (3rd person singular)
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redeveloped,
past participle, past
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redeveloping
present participle
verb
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to rebuild or replan (a building, area, etc)
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photog to develop (a negative or print) for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc
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to develop (something) again
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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redevelopsimple
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redevelopssimple
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have redevelopedperfect
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has redevelopedperfect
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am redevelopingprogressive
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are redevelopingprogressive
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is redevelopingprogressive
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have been redevelopingperfect progressive
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has been redevelopingperfect progressive
Past
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redevelopedsimple
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had redevelopedperfect
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was redevelopingprogressive
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were redevelopingprogressive
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had been redevelopingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of redevelop
Example Sentences
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It said the project was in line with attempts to redevelop the site but opponents have raised concerns over its visual impact, as well as its effect on local energy supplies and costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Gilbert has already spent $6 billion and received hundreds of millions of dollars in public financing to buy and redevelop properties in Detroit’s downtown, work that many credit with revitalizing the city’s core.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The GAA looks set to scale back its plans to redevelop Casement Park, BBC News NI understands.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
He has pledged to redevelop a swath of the National Mall into a “National Garden of American Heroes” that could reportedly feature dining facilities, an amphitheater, and hundreds of statues of famous Americans.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
“It’s when wealthy people come into a neighborhood to redevelop it to increase its value. It usually pushes out people and businesses that have been around for a long time.”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Dave Jones, deputy executive director of commercial development at Los Angeles World Airports, says that lounges improve the travel experience, especially as the airport redevelops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2024
Brookfield hopes to retain that vibe as it redevelops Pier 70 in partnership with the Port of San Francisco.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
In the wake of massive anti-racism protests in 2020, the city transferred the station to Africatown, which redevelops land with a focus on preserving the city’s Black community.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Each neighborhood she redevelops will have an oversight board run by existing residents as well as a “collective,” a mix of those residents and people who hope to buy into the neighborhood.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021
Beach Front buys and redevelops properties and also manages properties it doesn’t own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2015
Hasegawa wants to see the base at Futenma redeveloped into homes and businesses, believing it will bring jobs in construction and other economic benefits “so that Okinawa can be a source of pride,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It owns that property at 520 N. Glendale Ave., a former hardware store that Erewhon purchased in 2024 and redeveloped.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
If any plan to redevelop the site is eventually approved, the council-owned land will not be redeveloped immediately.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Known as Coed Darcy village, the area around the former BP oil refinery was being redeveloped into a new community of 10,000 people and 4,000 homes.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
I cross the street, cut in behind a small church, left stranded here when they redeveloped.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
At the time, Labour's deputy leader Jack Hemmingway said the government was providing £17.9m towards redeveloping the area, describing it as "a once in a generation opportunity to transform the city centre".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Such a huge increase in Liverpool's value has required investment off the pitch as well as success on it, including building a new training ground and redeveloping the stadium.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
MetroLoft, one of the companies redeveloping the building, didn’t respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The president for months has considered redeveloping East Potomac Golf Links, a historic public course managed by a nonprofit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
She was redeveloping Martin's expression when she had opened the door of her bedroom the night of her marriage and let him out.
From Who Cares? a story of adolescence by Cosmo Hamilton
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