remake
Americanverb (used with object)
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remakes,
present (3rd person singular)
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remade,
past participle, past
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remaking
present participle
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to make again or anew.
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Movies. to film again, as a picture or screenplay.
noun
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remakes
plural
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Movies. a more recent version of an older film.
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anything that has been remade, renovated, or rebuilt.
The tailor is offering a special price on remakes.
noun
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something that is made again, esp a new version of an old film
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the act of making again or anew
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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remakesimple
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remakessimple
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have remadeperfect
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has remadeperfect
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am remakingprogressive
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are remakingprogressive
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is remakingprogressive
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have been remakingperfect progressive
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has been remakingperfect progressive
Past
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remadesimple
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had remadeperfect
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was remakingprogressive
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were remakingprogressive
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had been remakingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of remake
Example Sentences
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In truth, “Treasure Island” is ripe for a remake of epic proportions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The plastic home didn’t remake housing; the automated kitchen didn’t free women from domestic work; the self-sufficient home gave way to new forms of reliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I Think I Love My Wife” from 2007 was an outright Éric Rohmer remake and 2014’s “Top Five” was a walk-and-talk Woody Allen-style New York romance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ordinarily, adaptations of classic novels—or movies—not only necessitate updates and alterations: They tell us why we’re here—why remake an oft-told tale, if there’s nothing new to say?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
I wanted to believe him, to take his words and remake myself, but I’d never had that kind of faith.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
For material, he focused on an untapped market: remakes of Asian movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
And if Ubisoft uses this as the template, we may be set to see many more remakes in the series' future.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
In the past 15 years there have been more than 20 live-action remakes of Disney classics - with varying levels of success.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Disney’s live-action remakes have largely been box-office boons for the company, with a few exceptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Man is here dimly aware of the truth that he makes and remakes his own conception of the divine; that the revealing of duty must come in the natural activity of his human powers."
From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
The lengthy wings could unlock a new style of defense for the Lakers, who remade their team to support Doncic with three-and-D wings and a rim-running center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Public memory describes how collective meaning gets made and remade through stories, institutions, rituals and political arguments.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
It's not the first time the classic game has been remade, but Jeff Adams, experience director at co-developers Crystal Dynamics, told me reimagining it was still a "very delicate formula".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In this tiny town, I saw what the Camino offered every day: something old and strange and communal and meaningful, remade every night by whoever happened to arrive before the 10 p.m. curfew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Her hair was an indiscriminate shade of brown that had been made and remade, it appeared, as a nest for birds.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Willy Bermello, 75, the architect who designed the proposed Trump library in Miami, has his eye on remaking Cuba’s airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Here are five ways Levanon said AI is quickly remaking the U.S. economy — and which workers it helps and hurts the most.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
In his short tenure, Walter ant TWG Global started remaking front office and business operations with the Lakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Sometime in the 2010s, McElwee received a call from director and producer Steve Carr, who wanted to explore remaking his breakthrough documentary, 1986’s “Sherman’s March,” into a narrative film.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
She began restoring order, remaking the beds, kicking off her high heels to mount a chair to fix the curtain, and setting the twins small achievable tasks.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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