redo
v.to do something again because you want to improve it or because the first time was not successful. You often use this when you make a mistake and need a fresh start.
v.to perform an action or task a second time, typically to correct errors or achieve a superior result. Often implies a complete repetition rather than a minor adjustment.
“I made a mistake on the form, so I had to redo it.”
“The teacher asked the student to redo the assignment because the original work did not meet the requirements.”
“After the software update caused a system crash, the design team had to redo several hours of unsaved work from their morning session.”
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.
Redo is a base verb; it follows modal verbs like 'must', 'can', or 'should' without the particle 'to'.
From re- + do.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.