Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-

/ɹiː/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables: re-
IPA: /ɹiː/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

prefix

a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out

prefix

Example Sentences

"re- + new → renew (“to make something new again”)"
"re- + commit → recommit (“to commit an act again”)"
"re- + heat → reheat (“to heat something that has cooled off”)"
"reletter, relead, rebronze (examples from: )"
"reject, reply, resist"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- From Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin re-, red- (“back; anew; again; against”), see there for more. Displaced native English ed-, eft-, a-, with-/wither-, gain-/again-.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: re-

Frequently Paired Words

again re repeat

Synonyms

ana- palin- with-

Homonyms

re ri ree

Questions

How do you pronounce re-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiː/.
What does re- mean?: again, anew
Where does re- come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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