reread

verb

re·​read (ˌ)rē-ˈrēd How to pronounce reread (audio)
reread (ˌ)rē-ˈred How to pronounce reread (audio) ; rereading
Synonyms of rereadnext

transitive verb

: to read (something) again
had to reread the passage several times to make sense of it
… might do well to reread Shakespeare or Homer.—Lewis H. Lapham

Examples of reread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Some card descriptions are a bit wordy, forcing pauses to reread during your first attempts. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 Seeing a play in a different production isn’t like rereading a book or seeing a film on a larger or smaller screen. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026 Maybe rereading children’s books is not really about returning to childhood. — Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026 Every writer knows the temptation to keep revising a text indefinitely, as well as the experience of rereading a book long after it has been published. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reread

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reread was in 1582

Rhymes for reread

See All Rhymes for reread

Browse Nearby Words

rere-account
reread
rereading
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Reread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reread. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on reread

Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for reread

Nglish: Translation of reread for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
banana-mirrored
Contradictory Words Quiz Pick out which word means one thing…and the opp...
See All