Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reread

/ɹiːˈɹiːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: reread
IPA: /ɹiːˈɹiːd/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

verb

To read or interpret in a new way.

noun

The act of reading something again.

Example Sentences

"My first book, Strange Natures: Futurity, Empathy, and the Queer Ecological Imagination (Seymour 2013), has further contributed to the development of queer ecology, rereading well-known contemporary queer novels and films as environmental polemics and theorizing why such reaadings have not been possible before."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English read English reread From re- + read.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹiːˈɹiːd/

Inflected Forms

rereads (present, singular) rereading (participle, present) rereads (plural)

Derived Forms

rereader

Synonyms

rereading

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce reread?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈɹiːd/.
What does reread mean?: To read again.
Where does reread come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English read English reread From re- + read.

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