"reposition" meaning in English

See reposition in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: repositions [plural]
Etymology: re- + position Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|position}} re- + position Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reposition (countable and uncountable, plural repositions)
  1. The act of putting into a new position. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reposition-en-noun-0AhMONqC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 57 43

Verb

Forms: repositions [present, singular, third-person], repositioning [participle, present], repositioned [participle, past], repositioned [past]
Etymology: re- + position Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|position}} re- + position Head templates: {{en-verb}} reposition (third-person singular simple present repositions, present participle repositioning, simple past and past participle repositioned)
  1. To put into a new position
    Sense id: en-reposition-en-verb-3hzf8Igo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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