Rewrite - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈriːraɪt|  American pronunciation of the word rewrite
Brit.  |ˈriːraɪt|  British pronunciation of the word rewrite
irregular verb:  p.t. — rewrote  p.p. — rewritten

noun

- something that has been written again (syn: rescript, revision)
the rewrite was much better

verb

- write differently; alter the writing of
- 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
noun
singular: rewrite
plural: rewrites
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