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reread

[ verb ree-reed; noun ree-reed ]

/ verb riˈrid; noun ˈriˌrid /

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verb (used with object), re·read [ree-red] /riˈrɛd/, re·read·ing [ree-ree-ding] /riˈri dɪŋ/.

to read (something) again.

noun

the act of reading something again.

Origin of reread

re- + read¹

Words nearby reread

requisition, requital, requite, reradiation, rerailing, reread, rerebrace, rerecording, reredorter, reredos, rerelease

Example sentences from the Web for reread

I reread the above two paragraphs and I see that I sound a bit like a textbook, and a quaint one at that, one printed long ago.

Don’t Repeal Any Laws, Repeal John Boehner |Michael Tomasky |July 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The uproar over Ferguson's off-the-cuff quip sent me back to reread it.

What I Wrote About Keynes |David Frum |May 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I love nothing more than to reread what I wrote the night before.

André Aciman: How I Write |Noah Charney |November 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I reread it often: Oates invokes dread so beautifully it makes me weep.

Gillian Flynn: How I Write |Noah Charney |November 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Breathlessly, I told him that I had reread his Foundation books several times.

Ken Follett’s Book Bag: Five Greatest Trilogies |Ken Follett |September 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. Aston looked at the note again and reread the signature, then he gave it back, satisfied.

Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker |Marguerite Bryant
Shandon reflected for a few minutes; he reread the letter attentively.

The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras |Jules Verne
He took them, read them, reread, returned them and then said: "Search him."

Original Short Stories, Volume 8 (of 13) |Guy de Maupassant
I shall not even try to thank you any more now; and I shall not dare to reread your letter for at least a month.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 |Elizabeth Bisland
You may imagine how I have waited and watched, and read and reread the precious note.

Sons and Fathers |Harry Stillwell Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for reread

reread

/ (riːˈriːd) /

verb -reads, -reading or -read (tr)

to read (something) again