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redore‧do /riːˈduː/ verb (past tense redid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle redone /-ˈdʌn/ /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive] VERB TABLEredo |
Present | I, you, we, they | redo | | he, she, it | redoes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | redid | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have redone | | he, she, it | has redone | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had redone | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will redo | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have redone |
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Present | I | am redoing | | he, she, it | is redoing | | you, we, they | are redoing | Past | I, he, she, it | was redoing | | you, we, they | were redoing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been redoing | | he, she, it | has been redoing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been redoing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be redoing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been redoing |
- Blair stood at the mirror, redoing her makeup.
- I can't read a word of this - you'll have to redo it.
- The wallpaper came off and we had to redo the whole thing.
- They don't have the money to redo the plumbing right now.
- We're redoing the bathroom.
- Dissatisfied with the drum parts he had played and recorded on his own, he invited Fleetwood to redo them all.
- Marion would remember the times when what Amelia had done had to be redone by some one else.
- Much to his credit, the waiter balked at redoing the check.
- She is redoing her A-levels in chemistry, physics and biology in the sixth form of a London girls' school.
- The new owners had completely redone the place.
- The pollsters redid the surveys and found them accurate.
- Theorists all over the world had been redoing their sums for nothing.
to do something again► do something again also do something over American to do something again, for example in order to practise it or because it was not done well enough the first time: · I'd like you to do this exercise again.· She spilt coffee on the application form and had to do it all again.· I'm afraid you'll have to do it over. ► repeat to do something again, especially many times, in order to achieve something useful: · Holmes repeated the experiment several times and got the same results.· Repeat this exercise ten times every day, and you'll soon have firmer, more muscular thighs. ► redo to do something such as an examination, test, or piece of work again because it was not done well enough the first time: · I can't read a word of this - you'll have to redo it.· The wallpaper came off and we had to redo the whole thing. ► retake to do a written examination or other kind of test again because you have failed it: · Julie's had to retake her driving test at least three times.· He decided to retake the course and try to get a higher grade. ► all over again especially spoken if you do something long and difficult all over again you repeat it from the beginning: · At the police station they asked me the same questions all over again.· The prospect of writing the report all over again made me feel completely depressed.start something all over again: · The computer crashed and deleted all my work - I had to start the essay all over again. ► here we go again spoken said when you are annoyed because something that has happened or been done too many times before is happening again - use this especially before an argument that you frequently have with someone: · "You've been drinking again, haven't you!" "Oh God, here we go again." to do something again► repeat to do something again or do something many times: · Holmes repeated the experiment several times and got the same results.· Repeat this exercise ten times every day and you'll soon have a flatter stomach.· After the students have finished, have them exchange roles and repeat the procedure. ► do something again also do something over American to do something again, for example in order to practise it or because it was not done well enough the first time: · I'd like you to do this exercise again.· I'm afraid you'll have to do it over in pen.· She spilled coffee on the application form and had to do it all again.do something again and again/do something over and over: · The coach made us do it again and again till we got it right. ► redo to do something again because it was not done well enough the first time: · I can't read a word of this - you'll have to redo it.· They don't have the money to redo the plumbing right now. ► retake to do a written examination or other kind of test again because you have failed it: · Julie's had to retake her driving test at least three times.· He decided to retake the course and try to get a higher grade. verbdooutdooverdoredoundonoundeed ≠ misdeeddodoingadjectivedoneoverdoneundone 1to do something again: You’ll have to redo this piece of work.2to change the way a room is decorated SYN redecorate: We’re having the kitchen redone. |