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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The company said half of the space in the Trafford Park building was unused and it would have cost too much to redevelop the site.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The health district has been planning to redevelop its healthcare campus for about a decade to replace aging and seismically vulnerable buildings with facilities that will provide a range of community health and wellness services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
If the rules change, everyone can redevelop their engines.
From BBC ● May 26, 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
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
In the San Francisco Bay Area town of Richmond, a real estate investment firm is looking to add as many as 9,600 homes when it redevelops the struggling Hilltop Mall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2017
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
Bikers and wheelchair users have said a redeveloped two-mile section of a bridle path along the River Dee is not accessible to everyone.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
One of the questions that weighs on her is what would happen to the graves if the area is redeveloped.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
A largely residential parcel of the base, Parcel A, was turned over to San Francisco and has been redeveloped with new town houses and condos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
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
Kushner later reached an accord with Prime Minister Edi Rama to develop Sazan, and began working on plans with Asher Abehsera, a U.S.-based developer who was Kushner’s partner redeveloping Brooklyn offices in the 2010s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
That we can easily get by the simple process called "intensifying" or "redeveloping."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 by Various
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