Meaning & use
re
Used to introduce the subject of a message or document; concerning or regarding.
See it in a sentence
The email began, 'Re: your request for a refund, please see the attached form.'
The memo, marked 're staffing changes,' was sent to all department heads.
A note on using this word
Re is also the name of the second note of the diatonic solfège scale, used in music, as in do, re, mi.
Words with a similar meaning
regardingconcerning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
In music, the second note of the diatonic solfège scale, between do and mi.
The choir practiced singing do, re, mi up and down the scale.
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