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reknew

reknew is the simple past of reknow.

Meaning of reknow

Verb

reknow (third-person singular simple present reknows, present participle reknowing, simple past reknew, past participle reknown)

  1. To know again; to relearn or understand anew.
    • The teacher’s special function is to lead the pupil to reknow these elements, and by thought to attain the desired knowledge.1885 November, E. E. White, “The Philosophy of Teaching”, in The Illinois School Journal, volume 5, number 7, page 160

Questions about reknew

What is reknew the simple past of?
Reknew is the simple past of reknow.

Words near reknew in the dictionary

  1. rekitting
  2. reknead
  3. rekneaded
  4. rekneading
  5. rekneads
  6. reknew
  7. reknit
  8. reknits
  9. reknitted
  10. reknitter
  11. reknitters

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