"reroute" meaning in English

See reroute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈɹuːt/ [Ireland, Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈɹut/ [General-American], /ɹiˈɹaʊt/ [General-American], /ɹiːˈɹʉːt/ [General-Australian], /ɹiˈɹut/ [Canada] Forms: reroutes [plural]
Rhymes: -uːt, -aʊt Etymology: re- + route Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|route}} re- + route Head templates: {{en-noun}} reroute (plural reroutes)
  1. The use of a different route from one planned or used before. Synonyms: rerouting
    Sense id: en-reroute-en-noun-KiwnUsfx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 59 41

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈɹuːt/ [Ireland, Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈɹut/ [General-American], /ɹiˈɹaʊt/ [General-American], /ɹiːˈɹʉːt/ [General-Australian], /ɹiˈɹut/ [Canada] Forms: reroutes [present, singular, third-person], rerouting [participle, present], rerouteing [participle, present], rerouted [participle, past], rerouted [past]
Rhymes: -uːt, -aʊt Etymology: re- + route Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|route}} re- + route Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=rerouteing}} reroute (third-person singular simple present reroutes, present participle rerouting or rerouteing, simple past and past participle rerouted)
  1. To change the route taken by something. Translations (to change the route taken by something): canviar la ruta (Catalan), přesměrovat [perfective] (Czech), odklonit [perfective] (Czech), poslat jinudy (Czech), navést jinudy (Czech), změnit trasu (Czech), recircuiter (French), umleiten (German), cambiare il percorso (Italian), cambiar o percurso (Portuguese), cambiar el itinerario (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reroute-en-verb-g1piyrZ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for reroute meaning in English (4.4kB)

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