re-did
Definition
- Verb (past tense of "re-do"):
- To do again or repeat: "re-did" means to perform or carry out an action once more, often with the aim of improving or correcting the result.
- To renovate or remake: It can also refer to the act of decorating, repairing, or altering something to give it a new appearance or function.
Usage Examples
- (She wrote the essay again to correct mistakes.)
- (They renovated or redecorated the kitchen.)
- (He performed the experiment again for accuracy.)
Advanced Usage
"to re-do a task": to perform a job or assignment a second time, often to meet a higher standard.
- The teacher asked him to re-do his homework because it was incomplete. (He was required to repeat the assignment.)
"to re-do a room": to redecorate or refurbish a living space.
- We re-did the living room with modern furniture and new flooring. (We renovated the room's style.)
Variants and Related Words
- Redo (verb, present tense): to do again.
- I need to redo the calculations. (I must perform the calculations once more.)
- Redone (past participle): having been done again.
- The report was completely redone after the feedback. (The report was rewritten entirely.)
- Redoing (present participle): the act of doing something again.
- She is redoing the garden layout this weekend. (She is currently planning to redo the garden.)
Synonyms
- Repeat: to do something again.
- He repeated the test to ensure accuracy. (He did the test a second time.)
- Remake: to make something again, often in a new way.
- The artist remade the sculpture with better materials. (He created the sculpture anew.)
- Revise: to rework or correct something.
- She revised her speech before the presentation. (She made changes to improve it.)
Related Idioms
- "Back to the drawing board": to start over after a plan fails (often implies re-doing work).
- The prototype failed, so it was back to the drawing board. (They had to re-do the design from scratch.)