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
When I complimented the motel sign, Novak told how, in late 2025, an older Navajo man named Ernie showed up, said he’d painted the motel sign about 40 years ago and offered to repaint it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
According to a tender published by the City of London Corporation, the City Bridge Foundation is looking for a contractor to resurface the crossing's deck, repaint the steelwork, and re-tension the suspension cables.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
“The mural is a fun way to add color to walls without having to repaint when you move out,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
“But we’ve made plans to repaint the kitchen. So I’ll be busy here for the next few days.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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
Each new tribe of artists perpetually repaints the same pictures.
From The Crow's Nest by Clarence Day
The brave, with pleasure, visits the grave of his father, after he has been successful in war, and repaints the post that marks where he lies.
From Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk by Black Hawk
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
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
Crews have repaved streets in downtown Washington and repainted lamp posts.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Trump is having it resurfaced and repainted "American flag blue" to mark the 250th anniversary this summer of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
When we returned to our stable, we gave the demon girl our one good chair—an old stool that Father had found in a vacated apartment and which we had stripped of paint and repainted.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
"If we want something done, we have to agree that part of the fee will be put to that purpose, like the repainting of the sheds."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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 top of the dresser needed serious rehab: scrubbing, sanding and repainting to create a shiny finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Rivera’s monumental frescos require constant scraping and repainting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
The woman had fixed Naima’s mistakes as well as completely cleaning, scraping, and repainting eight panels.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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