revisit

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verb

re·​vis·​it (ˌ)rē-ˈvi-zət How to pronounce revisit (audio)
revisited; revisiting; revisits

transitive verb

: to visit again : return to
revisit the old neighborhood
also : to consider or take up again
reluctant to revisit past disputes

revisit

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noun

: a second or subsequent visit

Examples of revisit in a Sentence

Verb He revisited his old house. The police revisited the crime scene. The police revisited the case of the unsolved murder. The book is worth revisiting.
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Verb
Pop culture has been fascinated with revisiting the music and fashion of the late ’90s and early 2000s for much of the past year. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024 That risks revisiting the debate between big tech and lawmakers around how to breach the encryption enclave without fatally weakening it. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
Moana 2 revisits Cravalho's title character three years after the events of the original. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024 No offence to Timmy, but Dune is a remake, and Mescal’s Gladiator is a revisit. Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for revisit 

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revisit was in the 15th century

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“Revisit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revisit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

revisit

verb
re·​vis·​it
rē-ˈviz-ət
: to visit again : return to

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