Retool — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻtˈuːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪtˈuːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪtˈuːl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻtˈuːl/.

Examples

We must retool the town's economy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revise

Parts of Speech

verb	revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving “We must retool the town's economy”
verb	provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools

Word Forms

revision

noun

the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umrüsten

überarbeiten oder neu organisieren, insbesondere zum Zwecke der Aktualisierung und Verbesserung

🇫🇷French

réoutiller

réviser ou réorganiser, notamment dans le but de mettre à jour et d'améliorer

🇪🇸Spanish

reestructurar

revisar o reorganizar, especialmente con el fin de actualizar y mejorar

🇮🇹Italian

riorganizzare

rivedere o riorganizzare, soprattutto allo scopo di aggiornare e migliorare

🇳🇱Dutch

opnieuw uitrusten

te herzien of te reorganiseren, vooral met het oog op actualisering en verbetering

🇵🇹Portuguese

reequipar

revisar ou reorganizar, especialmente com o propósito de atualizar e melhorar

🇷🇺Russian

переоборудовать

пересмотреть или реорганизовать, особенно с целью обновления и улучшения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिर से काटकर चिकना करना

संशोधित या पुनर्गठित करें, विशेष रूप से अद्यतन और सुधार के उद्देश्य से

🇮🇳Marathi

रीटूल

सुधारित करा किंवा पुनर्रचना करा, विशेषत: अद्यतनित आणि सुधारण्याच्या उद्देशाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીટૂલ

સુધારો અથવા પુનઃસંગઠિત કરો, ખાસ કરીને અપડેટ અને સુધારવાના હેતુ માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನಃ ಉಪಕರಣ

ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮರುಸಂಘಟಿಸಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನವೀಕರಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಧಾರಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੀਟੂਲ

ਸੰਸ਼ੋਧਿਤ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਪੁਨਰਗਠਿਤ ਕਰੋ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਪਡੇਟ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重组

修改或重组，特别是为了更新和改进

🇯🇵Japanese

再調整

特に更新と改善を目的とした改訂または再編成

🇰🇷Korean

개조하다

특히 업데이트 및 개선을 목적으로 수정 또는 재구성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trang bị lại

sửa đổi hoặc tổ chức lại, đặc biệt là nhằm mục đích cập nhật và cải thiện

🇹🇭Thai

ปรับใหม่

แก้ไขหรือจัดระเบียบใหม่โดยเฉพาะเพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ในการปรับปรุงและปรับปรุง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperlengkapi kembali

merevisi atau menata ulang, terutama untuk tujuan pemutakhiran dan penyempurnaan

🇵🇭Filipino

muling kasangkapan

baguhin o muling ayusin, lalo na para sa layunin ng pag-update at pagpapabuti

🇲🇾Malay

alat semula

menyemak atau menyusun semula, terutamanya untuk tujuan pengemaskinian dan penambahbaikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إعادة تجهيز

المراجعة أو إعادة التنظيم، خاصة لغرض التحديث والتحسين

🇮🇷Persian

ابزار مجدد

تجدید نظر یا سازماندهی مجدد، به ویژه به منظور به روز رسانی و بهبود

🇹🇷Turkish

yeniden donatmak

Özellikle güncelleme ve iyileştirme amacıyla gözden geçirmek veya yeniden düzenlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מכשיר מחדש

לשנות או לארגן מחדש, במיוחד לצורך עדכון ושיפור

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