# rereading

/ˈɹiˈɹidɪŋ/ (US) · /ɹɪɹˈiːdɪŋ/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/rereading
Updated: 2026-10-14

## Definition

to read something again after you have already read it once. You do this to understand it better or to enjoy it again.

For teachers: to read a text a second or further time, often for closer study, review, or enjoyment.

## Examples

- I am rereading my favourite book this week.
- She is rereading the contract carefully before she signs the final version.
- After twenty years, rereading the novel felt like meeting an old friend who had quietly changed while my memory of him had not.

## Usage notes

- Transitive; takes a direct object naming the text being read again.

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