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retype

retype verb: to re-enter (text) using a keyboard.

Verb

retype (third-person singular simple present retypes, present participle retyping, simple past and past participle retyped)

  1. (transitive) To re-enter (text) using a keyboard.

Forms of retype

third-person singular presentretypes
present participleretyping
past participleretyped
pastretyped

Origin of retype

From re- + type.

Words that rhyme with retype

7 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about retype

What does retype mean?
Retype means to re-enter (text) using a keyboard.
What part of speech is retype?
Retype is a verb.
What is the past tense of retype?
The past tense of retype is retyped.

Words near retype in the dictionary

  1. retwisted
  2. retwisting
  3. retwists
  4. retying
  5. retyings
  6. retype
  7. retyped
  8. retypes
  9. retypification
  10. retypifications
  11. retyping

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