"reshare" meaning in English

See reshare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reshares [plural]
Etymology: From re- + share. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|share}} re- + share Head templates: {{en-noun}} reshare (plural reshares)
  1. (Internet) The act of sharing previously shared material again, so as to reach a further group of users. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-reshare-en-noun-Tac5Ht~c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5

Verb

Forms: reshares [present, singular, third-person], resharing [participle, present], reshared [participle, past], reshared [past]
Etymology: From re- + share. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|share}} re- + share Head templates: {{en-verb}} reshare (third-person singular simple present reshares, present participle resharing, simple past and past participle reshared)
  1. (transitive) To share again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reshare-en-verb-NUT1mtpn

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