retype

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verb

To re-enter (text) using a keyboard.

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

verbretype (third-person singular simple present retypes, present participle retyping, simple past and past participle retyped)

present singular third person retypes · participle present retyping · participle past retyped · past retyped

  1. transitiveTo re-enter (text) using a keyboard.

Origin

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

From re- + type.

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Translations

Finnish kirjoittaa uudelleen
  • kirjoittaa uudelleento re-enter text using a keyboard
Portuguese redigitar, digitar novamente
  • redigitarto re-enter text using a keyboard
  • digitar novamenteto re-enter text using a keyboard
  • corrigirto re-enter text using a keyboard
Russian перепеча́тать
  • перепеча́тать (perepečátatʹ)to re-enter text using a keyboard

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retype

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Anagrams

Petrey
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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