Meaning & use

redo

verb·Everyday

To do something again, typically to fix, improve, or complete it properly.

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The teacher asked him to redo the assignment because half the answers were missing.

They decided to redo the kitchen after the pipes burst and ruined the flooring.

A note on using this word

Redo is informal and general-purpose, useful for almost any task done a second time, unlike more specific verbs like 'revise' or 'renovate'.

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