"re-search" meaning in English

See re-search in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: re-searches [present, singular, third-person], re-searching [participle, present], re-searched [participle, past], re-searched [past]
Etymology: re- + search Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|search}} re- + search Head templates: {{en-verb}} re-search (third-person singular simple present re-searches, present participle re-searching, simple past and past participle re-searched)
  1. (transitive) To search again; to re-examine. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-re-search-en-verb-6vLvVSbj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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