re-
(REE)again or back
Latin for again or back. Replay = play again; return = turn back.
Example words
replay
to play again
return
to come back
rebel
to fight back
reject
to throw back
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing re-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
reject
to throw back
recede
to go back
refer
to carry back to (a source)
remote
moved far away
regress
to step backward
recur
to happen again — to run back
respect
to look back at — to honor
resent
to feel bitterness back at someone
resonate
to sound back — to ring out and echo
renovate
to make new again
revive
to bring back to life
reform
to shape again — to improve
reverse
to turn back
replay
to play again
return
to come back
rebel
to fight back
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
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