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reinstall

reinstall verb: to install again.

Verb

reinstall (third-person singular simple present reinstalls, present participle reinstalling, simple past and past participle reinstalled)

  1. To install again.

Noun

reinstall (plural reinstalls)

  1. reinstallation
    • I tried removing and reinstalling the software, but the reinstall failed.

Forms of reinstall

Verb
third-person singular presentreinstalls
present participlereinstalling
past participlereinstalled
pastreinstalled
Noun
pluralreinstalls

Past tense of reinstall: reinstalled

Origin of reinstall

From re- + install.

Words formed from reinstall

Questions about reinstall

What does reinstall mean?
Reinstall means to install again.
What part of speech is reinstall?
Reinstall can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of reinstall?
The past tense of reinstall is reinstalled.

Words near reinstall in the dictionary

  1. reinspiring
  2. reinspirit
  3. reinspirited
  4. reinspiriting
  5. reinspirits
  6. reinstall
  7. reinstallable
  8. reinstallation
  9. reinstallations
  10. reinstalled
  11. reinstalling

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