retweet

American  

[ree-tweet] / riˈtwit /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to share or forward (someone else's message) on the Twitter social media service and website: I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment. RT

   I laughed out loud and retweeted the meme to all of my followers.

   I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment.

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noun

1. a message that has been shared or forwarded on Twitter: RT

   the most popular retweets.

retweet British  

verb

1. to post another user's blog the Twitter website for your own followers

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Etymology

Origin of retweet

First recorded in 2007; re- + tweet (in the sense “message posted on Twitter”)

Example Sentences

Months after Musk’s fateful retweet, Halimi is still picking up the pieces and trying to get answers.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

Next, at 16:23, an online news website based in India called Upuknews shared a retweet of Eddie Murray’s post, which it described as “confirmed”.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

Instead, X could simply ask users whether they really want to retweet something, making the process a little bit more cumbersome.

From Science Magazine • May 29, 2024

When Arthanayake asked whether Gervais had read the petition, he side-stepped the question, quipping, “Good luck — I’ll even retweet it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Especially nowadays, when jersey-enthralled modern sports fans, social media sites and mainstream media outlets readily retweet anything masquerading as a “leak” of the newest design.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023