Meaning & use
renumbered
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“renumbered” is a form of “renumber”.
Meanings
verbtransitive
Past tense and past participle of renumber: gave new numbers to items in a series.
Grammar: Takes an object: they renumbered the pages.
Patterns
- renumbered something
- be renumbered
The editor renumbered the chapters after cutting one.
Every house on the street was renumbered last year.
The seats were renumbered to match the new plan.
adjectivebefore a noun
Having been given a new number or numbers.
Grammar: Often before a noun: the renumbered pages.
Patterns
- a renumbered something
Check the renumbered list for errors.
The renumbered exits confused tourists.
Use the renumbered form from now on.
Common combinations
- renumbered the pages
- She renumbered the pages after adding an index.
- renumbered the roads
- The county renumbered the roads to avoid duplicates.
- newly renumbered
- The newly renumbered flats were easier to find.
- was renumbered
- The policy was renumbered in the revised handbook.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reordered
- This means put in a different order, not necessarily given new numbers.
- renamed
- This means given a new name rather than a new number.
- reindexed
- This is more technical and concerns lists or databases.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: renumbered or remembered?
renumbered vs remembered
Remembered means kept in mind, which sounds a bit similar but is unrelated to numbers.
Practice
When a chapter was deleted, the editor ___ the rest.
Choose one answer.
Renumbered means gave new numbers, which is needed after a deletion; the other verbs do not fit.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “renumbered”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.