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Meaning of re- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. back, backwards
  2. un-, de-
  3. again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.

Equivalents

العربية رجعي منكوس
Čeština zaostalý
Español atrás
Bahasa Indonesia de-
Italiano de- indietro indietro
日本語
한국어
Kurdî de-
Latina supinus
Polski de- dez- od- wstecz zacofany
Português de-
Українська зне- роз-

Examples

“re- + glūtinō (“glue”) → reglūtinō (“unglue, separate”)”
“re- + neō (“spin, weave, entwine”) → reneō (“unspin, unravel”)”
“re- + gelō (“freeze, congeal”) → regelō (“thaw, unfreeze”)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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