Definition
Doing something again, usually because you want to improve it or because the first attempt was wrong or unsatisfactory.
Etymology
From 're-' (again, back) + 'doing' (present participle of 'do'). The 're-' prefix comes from Latin and was already common in Old English. 'Redoing' as a gerund became increasingly common in modern English as repeated work became more necessary in industrial and digital contexts.
Kelly Says
The 're-' prefix is one of the most powerful in English—you can add it to almost any verb to mean doing it again (redo, retake, rewrite, rehear). This flexibility makes it perfect for describing the modern world where we constantly iterate, edit, and improve rather than getting things right the first time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ አ再
en-deh aan-de a-re
ARالعربية
إعادة القيام
i-ada al-qayam
BNবাংলা
পুনরায় করছি
poon-raay kor-chhi
CACatalà
refeixar
re-fe-i-shar
CSČeština
opakovat
oh-pah-ko-vat
DADansk
gennemgå igen
ye-ne-m-go aye-gen
DEDeutsch
wiederherstellend
vee-der-her-stel-lend
ELΕλληνικά
αναπαράγεται
ana-pa-ra-ge-tai
ESEspañol
rehaciendo
ray-ha-see-en-doh
FISuomi
tehdään uudelleen
teh-daan oo-deh-leen
FRFrançais
refaisant
re-fay-san
GUGU
ફરીથી કરવું
fari-thee kar-voon
HEעברית
שולח מחדש
sho-lach mi-kha-dash
HIहिन्दी
फिर से करना
phir se karna
HUMagyar
újra csinál
oo-jra chin-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
melakukan ulang
me-la-doo-kan u-lang
IGIG
gba ọ̀pọ̀
gba oh-poh
ITItaliano
rifacendo
ree-fa-chen-doh
KKKK
қайта жасау
kayta jasa-u
KMKM
ធ្វើឡើងវិញ
thv-eu-lohng vee-nich
KO한국어
다시 하는
da-si ha-neun
MRMR
फेर नवीन करणे
fer na-veen kar-na-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
melakukan semula
me-la-doo-kan se-mula
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် ပြုလုပ်
pyan-li pyun-lohk
NLNederlands
heredoen
her-oh-den
PAPA
ਫਿਰ ਸੀ ਕਰਨਾ
fir see kar-na
PLPolski
ponowne robienie
po-no-vneh roh-bee-en-yeh
PTPortuguês
refazendo
re-fa-zen-doh
RORomână
reface
re-fa-tse
RUРусский
переделывая
per-e-de-ly-va-ya
SWKiswahili
kurudisha
koo-ree-dee-sha
TAதமிழ்
புதுப்பிக்க
pu-thu-ppi-kk
TEతెలుగు
మళ్ళీ చేయడం
malli che-ya-dam
TLTL
muling gawin
moo-ling gaw-in
TRTürkçe
tekrar yapıyor
te-krar ya-pee-yor
UKУкраїнська
переробляти
per-e-rob-ly-at-i
URاردو
پھر سے کرنا
phir se karna
VITiếng Việt
làm lại
lam lai
YOYO
gba ọ̀pọ̀
gba oh-poh
ZUZU
ukwazi ngokuthi
oo-kwa-zee ngoh-koo-thee