"re-write" meaning in All languages combined

See re-write on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: re-writes [present, singular, third-person], re-writing [participle, present], re-wrote [past], re-written [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|||re-wrote|re-written}} re-write (third-person singular simple present re-writes, present participle re-writing, simple past re-wrote, past participle re-written)
  1. Alternative form of rewrite Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rewrite
    Sense id: en-re-write-en-verb-cf6EO3hM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for re-write meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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