Rewrite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈriːraɪt|
Brit.
|ˈriːraɪt|
irregular verb: p.t. — rewrote p.p. — rewritten
noun
verb
- write differently; alter the writing of
- rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
- rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
Extra examples
The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay.
I had to rewrite the computer program.
I'll have to rewrite most of the essay.
Software packages may need complete rewrites to match new hardware.
...by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality...
I objected to having to rewrite the article.
We have been asked to rewrite the history book, bringing it down to 1980.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: rewrite
he/she/it: rewrites
present participle: rewriting
past tense: rewrote
past participle: rewritten
I/you/we/they: rewrite
he/she/it: rewrites
present participle: rewriting
past tense: rewrote
past participle: rewritten
noun
singular: rewrite
plural: rewrites
singular: rewrite
plural: rewrites
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