repaint
Americanverb (used with object)
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repaints,
present (3rd person singular)
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repainted,
past participle, past
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repainting
present participle
noun
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a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
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the act of repainting.
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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repaintsimple
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repaintssimple
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have repaintedperfect
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has repaintedperfect
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am repaintingprogressive
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are repaintingprogressive
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is repaintingprogressive
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have been repaintingperfect progressive
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has been repaintingperfect progressive
Past
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repaintedsimple
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had repaintedperfect
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was repaintingprogressive
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were repaintingprogressive
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had been repaintingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of repaint
Example Sentences
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Trump brought in contractors to drain the 610-meter pool and repaint it "American flag blue."
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Did someone repaint the mechanical horses for children one too many times and now their eyes look crazed?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
In 2011, a 10-year project to repaint the Forth Bridge with an epoxy-based treatment was completed, promising 25 years of protection, but it cost £130m.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
You would repaint a hallway just so it was perfect for a moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
“It’ll be a nightmare to prime all of this when we have to repaint for the spring play, but for now it will be very cool.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
His crew strips lead paint, replaces scratched glass, reglazes all glass panels, installs new, hidden weather stripping, and repaints the sash and trim using oil paint made by Fine Paints of Europe.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2018
Will it be considered only an "arrogant intrusion that borders on vandalism" if somebody comes along and repaints the Mona Lisa?
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Gulf Stream soon takes its revenge on the intruder, and gradually repaints him also, with its own soft and mellow tints.
From Oldport Days by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Each new tribe of artists perpetually repaints the same pictures.
From The Crow's Nest by Clarence Day
Herr Wickhoff, however, seems to think that, were the repaints removed, the Vienna picture might prove to be Giorgione's original painting.
From Giorgione by Herbert Cook
“I couldn’t afford to remove the floors or have them repainted, but I did want the ADU to be easy to use,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The stated reason was to let U.S. troops at a British base tour the Qatari-gifted aircraft, which had been freshly repainted in red, white, blue, and gold.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The two-story brick building was repainted in Reform teal, a large picture of lions wearing Union Jack flags hung on one wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The presidential jet Air Force One is also being repainted in Trump's preferred colours.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Kainene’s house was repainted a muted green; the bougainvillea that had wreathed it was cut down.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The same basic problem affects far larger structures, including the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge, which require extensive repainting to keep their protective coatings in good condition.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Things are being plopped down,” said Birnbaum, whose organization sued the administration over the repainting of the Reflecting Pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed suit against the Interior Department and National Park Service on Monday to stop the repainting of the pool on the National Mall.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The Barclay Curle crane is now looking quite rusty, although Mitchell says he hopes to start repainting it later this year.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
When confronted, my mother claimed she was planning on repainting and, while she was at it, having the couch recovered as well.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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