re

Meaning

Prep

About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.

Noun

A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of rematch.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of reinsurance, used in the branding of reinsurance company names.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of age regressor

Synonyms

again

🔁

ray

about

concerning

in re

once more

redesign

refashion

regarding

reinsurance

remodel

reorganize

repeat

🔁

reshape

respecting

restyle

revamp

rework

toward

towards

D

re-

3

anew

channel

for

Translations

ré

betreffende

riguardo a

ρε

betreft

περί

Rückversicherung

betreffs

رِي

σχετικά με

ξανα

αντασφάλιση

au sujet de

concernant

re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: re

In summary

Borrowed from Latin rē, ablative of rēs (“thing, matter, topic”).