redo

[ verb ree-doo; noun ree-doo ]

/ verb riˈdu; noun ˈriˌdu /

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verb (used with object), re·did, re·done, re·do·ing.

to do again; repeat.

to revise or reconstruct: to redo the production schedule.

to redecorate or remodel; renovate: It will cost too much to redo both the kitchen and bathroom.

noun, plural re·dos, re·do's.

the act or an instance of redoing.

something redone.

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Origin of redo

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + do¹

Words nearby redo

red mullet, redneck, red ned, redness, Red No. 2, redo, red oak, red ocher, red ochre, redolent, Redon

How to use redo in a sentence

Now, Boeing is going for a high-stakes redo of that mission.
Boeing’s second Starliner mission to the ISS is a make-or-break moment|Neel V. Patel|July 31, 2021|MIT Technology Review
GAO denies Jeff Bezos’s attempt to overturn NASA’s lunar lander award to SpaceXThe uncrewed demonstration flight would mark a redo attempt by Boeing to kick-start a commercial astronaut business.
Russian thruster misfire led to a ‘tug of war’ at the International Space Station as crew sought to regain control|Dalvin Brown|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
When you’re typing on the tablet’s screen, the undo and redo icons are tucked away in the top left of the keyboard.
The simplest way to undo text in Apple’s Notes app|John Kennedy|June 29, 2021|Popular-Science
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez is working on a bill giving students the right to a redo school year if they believe they need it.
Morning Report: A School Year Redo?|Voice of San Diego|December 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Having a redo comes with “a million logistical challenges,” he admits, but the point is to think big.
One Way to Remedy This Disastrous School Year: Redo it|Will Huntsberry|December 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Revisit that horrid 1997 Psycho redo, or the misguided ABC miniseries version of The Shining that came out the same year.
‘Rosemary’s Baby’: How NBC Gave Birth to a New Version of Roman Polanski’s Horror Classic|Kevin Fallon|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the best was that they had to call and tell me to come in and redo the butt saxophone.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Bobby Moynihan Is the ‘Chozen’ One|Kevin Fallon|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Patients in need of therapeutic dilatation of this sort often need a redo every year or two as scarring reaccumulates.
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First, she forgets to address him by name, then, on the redo, forgets to shake his hand.
Meet the Female Borat, British Comedienne Mona Yousefi|Kevin Fallon|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They were able to redo it as My Fair Lady, which is so beautiful, and then Mannequin.
‘The Host’: ‘Twilight’ Author Stephenie Meyer’s Favorite Film Romances|Stephenie Meyer|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ug mahiwì ang linya, ipausab, If the line comes out crooked, redo it.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for redo

redo

/ (riːˈduː) /

verb -does, -doing, -did or -done (tr)

to do over again

informal to redecorate, esp thoroughlywe redid the house last summer

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