resail

R1E1S1A1I1L1

verb

To sail again.

OriginEnglish sail ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbresail (third-person singular simple present resails, present participle resailing, simple past and past participle resailed)

present singular third person resails · participle present resailing · participle past resailed · past resailed

  1. To sail again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishsail
  7. Englishresail

From re- + sail.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

IsraelserialrelaissailerIsrealserailrealisrailes
Cite this entry
APA

resail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resail

MLA

“resail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resail.

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