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retape

retape verb: to tape again.

Verb

retape (third-person singular simple present retapes, present participle retaping, simple past and past participle retaped)

  1. (transitive) To tape again.
    • After the accident, we had to retape the show.
    • You need to retape that bandage: it's coming loose.

Forms of retape

third-person singular presentretapes
present participleretaping
past participleretaped
pastretaped
alternative formre-tape

Origin of retape

From re- + tape.

Questions about retape

What does retape mean?
Retape means to tape again.
What part of speech is retape?
Retape is a verb.
What is the past tense of retape?
The past tense of retape is retaped.

Words near retape in the dictionary

  1. retanned
  2. retanning
  3. retans
  4. retap
  5. retapamulin
  6. retape
  7. retaped
  8. retapes
  9. retaping
  10. retapings
  11. retapped

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