reread

American  

[ree-reed, ree-reed] / riˈrid, ˈriˌrid /

verb (used with object)

reread, rereading

1. to read (something) again.

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noun

1. the act of reading something again.

reread British  

/ riːˈriːd /

verb

1. to read (something) again

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Etymology

Origin of reread

re- + read ¹

Example Sentences

Her challenging books demand to be plumbed, debated, compared—and reread.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ve reread it twice since then, once in my 20s and once when I was plotting longing in my novel, “Milk Fed.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ruemmler forwarded the email to Epstein, saying “I have reread this 10 times.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Years later, deep in a Minnesota-winter-induced depression, I started rereading books I’d loved as a child and stumbled into the full, uncut novel.

From The Wall Street Journal

I sit back and reread it, to make sure.

From Literature

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