Rewrite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that has been written again

write differently; alter the writing of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɹˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɹˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɹˈaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɹˈaɪt/.

Examples

the rewrite was much better
The student rewrote his thesis
re-write a play for use in schools

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rescript revision

Parts of Speech

noun	something that has been written again “the rewrite was much better”
verb	write differently; alter the writing of “The student rewrote his thesis”
verb	rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose “re-write a play for use in schools”

Word Forms

rewrite	verb	rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
rewrite	noun	something that has been written again
rewriter	noun	someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
rewriting	noun	editing that involves writing something again

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umschreiben

etwas, das wieder geschrieben wurde

🇫🇷French

récrire

quelque chose qui a été réécrit

🇪🇸Spanish

volver a escribir

algo que se ha escrito de nuevo

🇮🇹Italian

riscrivere

qualcosa che è stato scritto di nuovo

🇳🇱Dutch

herschrijven

iets dat opnieuw is geschreven

🇵🇹Portuguese

reescrever

algo que foi escrito novamente

🇷🇺Russian

переписать

что-то, что было написано снова

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनर्लेखन

कुछ ऐसा जो फिर से लिखा गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনর্লিখন

আবার কিছু লেখা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மீண்டும் எழுது

மீண்டும் எழுதப்பட்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి వ్రాయండి

ఏదో మళ్ళీ వ్రాయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

पुन्हा लिहा

काहीतरी पुन्हा लिहिले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરીથી લખો

કંઈક કે જે ફરીથી લખવામાં આવ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನಃ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ

ಮತ್ತೆ ಏನೋ ಬರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റിയെഴുതുക

വീണ്ടും എഴുതിയ എന്തോ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੜ ਲਿਖਣਾ

ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ لکھنا

کچھ جو دوبارہ لکھا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

改写

又被写过的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

リライト

また書かれたもの

🇰🇷Korean

고쳐 쓰기

뭔가 또 쓰여졌어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viết lại

một cái gì đó đã được viết lại

🇹🇭Thai

เขียนใหม่

สิ่งที่ถูกเขียนอีกครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menulis kembali

sesuatu yang telah ditulis lagi

🇵🇭Filipino

muling isulat

isang bagay na naisulat na naman

🇲🇾Malay

menulis semula

sesuatu yang telah ditulis semula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أعد الكتابة

شيء تمت كتابته مرة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

بازنویسی

چیزی که دوباره نوشته شده

🇹🇷Turkish

yeniden yazmak

yine yazılmış bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִכתוֹב מִחָדָשׁ

משהו שנכתב שוב

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The primary meaning of 'rewrite' is 'something that has been written again'.

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