Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-treat

/ɹiːˈtɹiːt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
re-treat
IPA
/ɹiːˈtɹiːt/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.

Transitive verb

verb

To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again

Transitive verb

Etymology

From re- + treat.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

re-treats (present, singular) re-treating (participle, present) re-treated (participle, past) re-treated (past) retreat (alternative)

Rhymes With

street meet eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat defeat

Questions

How do you pronounce re-treat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/.
What does re-treat mean?
To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
Where does re-treat come from?
From re- + treat.

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