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# repaint

verb (repaint, repaints, repainted, repainting)

«repaint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To repaint something is to paint it again, usually in a new colour or because the old paint is worn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life people repaint fences, walls and bikes. In maths problems: area to repaint and tins of paint needed. Phrases: «repaint the fence», «freshly repainted».

### Examples

- We repainted the fence white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/#x1)
- The classroom door was repainted in blue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/#x2)
- My bike was scratched, so I repainted it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/#x3)
- One tin covers 10 square metres; we need 3 tins to repaint a 30 square metre wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/#x4)
- The lines on the playground were repainted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/#x5)
- They are repainting the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/#x6)

### Note

re- = again. Regular verb. In maths, the number of tins needed is rounded UP: if you need 2.5 tins, you must buy 3.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repaint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repaint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repaint.html) on Mova free.