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rejig

Syllables: re·jig/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/US/ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/

rejig verb: to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.

Verb

rejig (third-person singular simple present rejigs, present participle rejigging, simple past and past participle rejigged)

  1. (UK, transitive) To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.
    • The rejigged visiting defence was quickly under pressure, Dean Shiels played a neat one-two with Zdenek Kroca and only a brave Peter Enckelman save at the feet of the Northern Irishman prevented an opening goal.2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1 – 2 St Johnstone”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2023
    • They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so. Rejigged single market access? Forget it.2017 March 25, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 May 2023
  2. (UK, dated, transitive) To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit.
  3. (UK, transitive) To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve.

Noun

rejig (plural rejigs)

  1. (UK, transitive) A rearrangement, a reorganization.

rejig meaning in Tamil

rejig in Tamil

மீளாக்கம்

Synonyms of rejig

All synonyms of rejig

Forms of rejig

Verb
third-person singular presentrejigs
present participlerejigging
past participlerejigged
pastrejigged
Noun
pluralrejigs

Origin of rejig

The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Words formed from rejig

Words that rhyme with rejig

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Questions about rejig

What does rejig mean?
Rejig means to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.
What is rejig in Tamil?
Rejig in Tamil is மீளாக்கம். See Rejig meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rejig?
Rejig can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce rejig?
Rejig is pronounced /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of rejig?
The past tense of rejig is rejigged.

Words near rejig in the dictionary

  1. rejerks
  2. rejet
  3. rejets
  4. rejetted
  5. rejetting
  6. rejig
  7. rejigged
  8. rejigger
  9. rejiggered
  10. rejiggering
  11. rejiggerings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rejig (page history and authors); rejig (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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