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# rewrite

verb (rewrite, rewrites, rewrote, rewritten, rewriting); noun (a rewrite, rewrites)

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

## Everyday

1. To rewrite means to write something again, usually to make it better or different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#m1)
2. A rewrite is a new version of a piece of writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#m2)

### In the lessons

Literacy: rewrite a story from another character's point of view, rewrite a sentence in the past tense, rewrite a paragraph more neatly. Maths: rewrite a number in words or an expression in a simpler way, e.g. rewrite 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 as 4 × 3. Phrases: rewrite in your own words, rewrite the ending, a complete rewrite.

### Examples

- Rewrite the sentence in the past tense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x1)
- We rewrote the fairy tale from the wolf's point of view. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x2)
- Rewrite 5 + 5 + 5 as a multiplication. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x3)
- She rewrote her story three times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x4)
- Rewrite the notes in your own words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x5)
- The play needed a big rewrite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x6)
- It is very corrupt, both girls being called Kate, and I have had largely to rewrite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x7)

### Note

Irregular, like write: rewrite, rewrote, rewritten. Spelling: rewritten has double t. Rewriting in your own words is a key skill to avoid copying.

## On Mova

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