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retears

retears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of retear.

Meaning of retear

Verb

retear (third-person singular simple present retears, present participle retearing, simple past retore, past participle retorn)

  1. To tear again.
    • “We feel the risk is very limited that he will retear his labrum during that six- to seven-month period.”2009 March 9, Joe Lapointe, “Surgery Will Keep Alex Rodriguez Out Until May”, in New York Times

Questions about retears

What is retears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Retears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of retear.

Words near retears in the dictionary

  1. reteamed
  2. reteaming
  3. reteams
  4. retear
  5. retearing
  6. retears
  7. retease
  8. reteased
  9. reteases
  10. reteasing
  11. retecious

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