"rejig" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rejig.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rejigs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Etymology: The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”). The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|re|jig|pos1=prefix meaning ‘again, anew’|t2=to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations}} re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”), {{glossary|noun}} noun Head templates: {{en-noun}} rejig (plural rejigs)
  1. (chiefly British) A rearrangement, a reorganization. Tags: British Synonyms: rejigging, reshuffle, restructuring
    Sense id: en-rejig-en-noun-g8rOU30G Categories (other): British English, British English, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of British English: 84 9 3 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 31 37 18 14

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rejig.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rejigs [present, singular, third-person], rejigging [participle, present], rejigged [participle, past], rejigged [past]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Etymology: The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”). The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|re|jig|pos1=prefix meaning ‘again, anew’|t2=to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations}} re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”), {{glossary|noun}} noun Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} rejig (third-person singular simple present rejigs, present participle rejigging, simple past and past participle rejigged)
  1. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose. Tags: British, transitive Synonyms: refashion, rejigger [US, informal], rejiggle Translations (to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose): järjestellä uudelleen (Finnish), umkrempeln (German), riequipaggiàre (Italian), преу́реди (preúredi) (Macedonian), пре́права (préprava) (Macedonian), прера́боти (preráboti) (Macedonian), presložiti (Serbo-Croatian), prepraviti (Serbo-Croatian), yeniden düzenlemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-rejig-en-verb-I8p-hlt1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 44 18 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 31 37 18 14 Disambiguation of 'to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose': 92 3 5
  2. (dated) To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit. Tags: British, dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-rejig-en-verb-Qr8FPSXA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 31 37 18 14
  3. (mining) To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve. Tags: British, transitive Categories (topical): Mining Translations (to separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve): seuloa uudelleen (Finnish), presijati (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-rejig-en-verb-jF9v7a8K Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 31 37 18 14 Topics: business, mining Disambiguation of 'to separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve': 6 2 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rejigged [adjective], rejigger, rejigging [noun]

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The DfT's help didn't extend beyond the train operating companies (TOCs) for which it is responsible. Open access operators were left apart, and this forced Hull Trains to suspend its entire service. In turn, LNER had to rejig its timetables to fill the void and keep Hull served.",
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        }
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        "To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose."
      ],
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        ],
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          "improve",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "suitable",
          "suitable"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "refashion"
        },
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            "informal"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "rejiggle"
        }
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit."
      ],
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          "place#Noun"
        ],
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          "equipment",
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        ]
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        "(dated) To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve."
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        "(mining) To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve."
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        "mining"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "järjestellä uudelleen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "umkrempeln"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "riequipaggiàre"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "preúredi",
      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "преу́реди"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "préprava",
      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "пре́права"
    },
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      "roman": "preráboti",
      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "прера́боти"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "presložiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "prepraviti"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose",
      "word": "yeniden düzenlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve",
      "word": "seuloa uudelleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve",
      "word": "presijati"
    }
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}

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        "A rearrangement, a reorganization."
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        "(chiefly British) A rearrangement, a reorganization."
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