prefix · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹiː/
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/ɹɪ/
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/ɹə/
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1
prefix
Meaning 1
again, anew
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
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”)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
prefix
Meaning 2
a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
reletter, relead, rebronze (examples from: )
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
prefix
Meaning 3
back, backward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
reject, reply, resist
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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-.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.