redo

American  

[ree-doo, ree-doo] / riˈdu, ˈriˌdu /

verb (used with object)

redid, redone, redoing

1. to do again; repeat.

2. to revise or reconstruct.

   to redo the production schedule.

3. to redecorate or remodel; renovate.

   It will cost too much to redo both the kitchen and bathroom.

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noun

plural

redos, redo's

1. the act or an instance of redoing.

2. something redone.

redo British  

/ riːˈduː /

verb

1. to do over again

2. informal to redecorate, esp thoroughly

   we redid the house last summer

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Etymology

Origin of redo

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + do ¹

Example Sentences

If necessary, redo your taxes yourself, inputting the correct data.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Eventually, investors will have to redo those numbers.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

We directed them to redo their proposal and come back to us with a plan that made fiscal sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“If they don’t learn it and it doesn’t stick with them I know it’s not good enough. Then I redo it. They’re very much my little co-creators.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

But since Comrade Pillai had already printed them, no one had the heart to ask him to redo the whole print order.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Related Words

• redecorate
• redesign
• remake
• remodel
• renovate
• revamp
• revise