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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GM Chief Executive Mary Barra has pledged to remake GM’s supply chain and create a system more capable of managing disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Grass has become a recurring feature of Trump’s effort to remake parts of Washington and the White House grounds according to his preferred aesthetic.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fifth place went to "Moana," Disney's latest live-action remake of one of its animated hits, with $5.3 million.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Had it been a standard remake, Bardem would have passed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Again in his element, he directs his assistant to remake the bed as he arranges my own belongings on Theo’s bureau.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
I don’t really want to be known for remakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Studios hired directors who could pump out sequels, spinoffs and remakes as efficiently as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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
"A lot of the genre's success is coming from sequels, live-action remakes of animation pictures, and hybrid combinations."
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Who is he who remakes it if the producer is continually dying?
From Thoughts on Art and Life by Leonardo da Vinci
And shows that do well in one country can often be remade in other regions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
“AI has broken the job search and remade it in a different image,” said Fell.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Speaking later to a group in the historic White House Rose Garden -- which Trump has remade into a patio similar to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida -- he lamented the lawsuits.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Vance’s recent book tour, in which has attempted to escape his vitriolic reputation by claiming Christianity has remade him, won’t help, either.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Having broken out of his own Spartanism, he remade the Trask household, and Adam gave him no opposition.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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
IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna is remaking the company once again, only this time he views the fundamental challenge mostly as one of culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Making and remaking the common culture that bound together clergymen, mathematicians, instrument makers and aristocrats such as James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, and George Parker, second Earl of Macclesfield, required constant effort.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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