--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 21 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/21/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 21 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) **registrar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths.[↗](../../registrar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (school, university) The person in charge of student records and admissions.[↗](../../registrar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, medicine) A hospital doctor in training to become a consultant (a senior specialist).[↗](../../registrar/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum and Dad took my baby sister's birth certificate from the registrar.[↗](../../registrar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt was married by a registrar at the town hall.[↗](../../registrar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The university registrar keeps all the students' records.[↗](../../registrar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The registrar checked the names before the wedding.[↗](../../registrar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A registrar came to look at Grandpa's X-ray.[↗](../../registrar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When someone dies, the family tells the registrar.[↗](../../registrar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **registration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Registration is putting names on an official list, such as signing up for a club or school.[↗](../../registration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) Registration is the time at the start of the school day when the teacher calls names to check who is there.[↗](../../registration/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A car's registration is its number on the number plate (UK: «reg»).[↗](../../registration/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have registration at 8:50 every morning.[↗](../../registration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fill in the registration form to join the swimming club.[↗](../../registration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The registration fee is £5.[↗](../../registration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The witness wrote down the car's registration number.[↗](../../registration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Registration for the summer camp opens next week.[↗](../../registration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Anyone who misses registration must go to the office.[↗](../../registration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · 120 children have finished registration so far.[↗](../../registration/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **registry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A registry is an official place or office where records are kept, for example of births, marriages and deaths.[↗](../../registry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An official list or record of things or people, such as a registry of ships or of dogs.[↗](../../registry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK) A registry office is where people can get married without a church service.[↗](../../registry/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US) A gift list for a wedding or a new baby, kept at a shop.[↗](../../registry/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (computing) A store of settings inside a computer.[↗](../../registry/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt got married at the registry office in town.[↗](../../registry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Every baby's birth is written in the registry.[↗](../../registry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The land registry shows who owns each house.[↗](../../registry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They made a baby registry so friends knew what gifts to buy.[↗](../../registry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each racing pigeon is listed in a registry.[↗](../../registry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship's name is in the national registry.[↗](../../registry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We chose a toaster from the wedding registry.[↗](../../registry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **regression** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Going back to an earlier, worse or less developed state.[↗](../../regression/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths, statistics) A way of finding the line or rule that best fits data, to see how one thing changes with another.[↗](../../regression/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (psychology) When a person, often a child, starts acting younger than their age, for example after a shock.[↗](../../regression/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (computing) A bug where something that used to work stops working.[↗](../../regression/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the new baby came, my little brother showed some regression and wanted a bottle again.[↗](../../regression/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor was worried about a regression in her health.[↗](../../regression/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a regression line through the points on the graph.[↗](../../regression/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new update caused a regression, and the game crashed again.[↗](../../regression/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists used regression to see how height changes with age.[↗](../../regression/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sleep regression is when a baby suddenly sleeps badly again.[↗](../../regression/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **regret** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To regret something is to feel sorry or sad about something you did or did not do, and wish it had been different.[↗](../../regret/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Regret is that sad, sorry feeling.[↗](../../regret/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In polite, formal writing, «We regret…» means «We are sorry to say…».[↗](../../regret/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I regret shouting at my brother.[↗](../../regret/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She regretted not wearing her coat when it started to snow.[↗](../../regret/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He said sorry because he regretted breaking the vase.[↗](../../regret/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Try things now so you have no regrets later.[↗](../../regret/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We regret that the swimming pool is closed today.[↗](../../regret/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox regretted being greedy when he lost his food.[↗](../../regret/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was not long, however, before he had cause to regret his weakness.[↗](../../regret/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **regretfully** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a sorry way, feeling sad about a mistake or a loss.[↗](../../regretfully/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "I cannot come to the party," she said regretfully.[↗](../../regretfully/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He regretfully gave back the borrowed book.[↗](../../regretfully/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox watched the grapes fall away regretfully.[↗](../../regretfully/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **regrettable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfortunate and something you wish had not happened; deserving regret.[↗](../../regrettable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is regrettable that the trip was cancelled.[↗](../../regrettable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a regrettable accident in the playground.[↗](../../regrettable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The head called the fight «a regrettable incident».[↗](../../regrettable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's regrettable that so few people came.[↗](../../regrettable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Losing the map was a regrettable mistake.[↗](../../regrettable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Badger said Toad's behaviour was most regrettable.[↗](../../regrettable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **regrow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To grow again after being cut, lost or damaged.[↗](../../regrow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Lizards can regrow their tails.[↗](../../regrow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To make something grow again: regrow a forest.[↗](../../regrow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A starfish can regrow a lost arm.[↗](../../regrow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The forest will regrow after the fire.[↗](../../regrow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You can regrow lettuce from its stump.[↗](../../regrow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My hair regrew after the haircut.[↗](../../regrow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The grass regrows 3 cm each week; how much in 4 weeks?[↗](../../regrow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some lizards regrow their tails.[↗](../../regrow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Adult teeth cannot regrow if they fall out.[↗](../../regrow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **regular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Regular means happening again and again at the same times or with the same space between («regular meals», «a regular heartbeat»).[↗](../../regular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Regular means usual or normal («my regular seat»; in the USA, a regular size).[↗](../../regular/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In maths a regular shape has all sides the same length and all angles the same size.[↗](../../regular/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In grammar a regular verb forms its past with -ed.[↗](../../regular/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A regular is a person who often goes to the same place, like a café or club.[↗](../../regular/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Informally, regular can also mean real or complete, as in "a regular feast".[↗](../../regular/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A square is a regular shape because all its sides and angles are equal.[↗](../../regular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Brush your teeth at regular times every day.[↗](../../regular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Jump» is a regular verb: its past is «jumped».[↗](../../regular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked that my heartbeat was regular.[↗](../../regular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mr Patel is a regular at the café.[↗](../../regular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Take regular breaks when you use a screen.[↗](../../regular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Could I have a regular hot chocolate, please?[↗](../../regular/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The buses come at regular intervals, every 15 minutes.[↗](../../regular/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · My larder is a regular horn of plenty.[↗](../../regular/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **regularity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The quality of happening at the same times or in the same way again and again.[↗](../../regularity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being even, neat and following a pattern: the regularity of a shape.[↗](../../regularity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* How often something happens.[↗](../../regularity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Accidents happen there with worrying regularity."[↗](../../regularity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The buses come with great regularity, every ten minutes.[↗](../../regularity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The regularity of her heartbeat showed she was calm.[↗](../../regularity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We noticed the regularity of the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8.[↗](../../regularity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bells rang with clockwork regularity.[↗](../../regularity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors say regularity of sleep helps children learn.[↗](../../regularity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The regularity of the square's sides makes it a regular shape.[↗](../../regularity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pressure of regularity and discipline here stamped the jewel, which in the future the world so well knew.[↗](../../regularity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **regularly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Regularly means often and at the same times, again and again, like every day or every week.[↗](../../regularly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Evenly, with the same distance or time between things.[↗](../../regularly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Brush your teeth regularly.[↗](../../regularly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We go swimming regularly on Saturdays.[↗](../../regularly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Water the plants regularly.[↗](../../regularly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The trees were regularly spaced along the road.[↗](../../regularly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She regularly reads before bed.[↗](../../regularly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands regularly to stop germs.[↗](../../regularly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus comes regularly every ten minutes.[↗](../../regularly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Yes, then I was a little wild boy, who did not go to school very regularly.[↗](../../regularly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Its form is simple and grave; there is nothing like a demonstration nor an argument; but it consists rather of a series of aphorisms, regularly grouped, and which have all the conciseness of the most ancient oracles."[↗](../../regularly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../regularly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **regulate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To regulate something is to control it with rules or laws.[↗](../../regulate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To regulate something is to keep it at the right level or speed, like heat or flow.[↗](../../regulate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) The body regulates its temperature to stay about the same.[↗](../../regulate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The thermostat regulates the heat in our house.[↗](../../regulate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweating helps your body regulate its temperature.[↗](../../regulate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The government regulates how fast lorries can drive.[↗](../../regulate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A valve regulates the flow of water into the tank.[↗](../../regulate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fishing is regulated to protect the fish.[↗](../../regulate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum regulates how much screen time we get.[↗](../../regulate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Toys are regulated so that they are safe for children.[↗](../../regulate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All these translations are out of print and are rarely found even in well regulated libraries.[↗](../../regulate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../regulate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Because it regulates the motions of the Sun and Moon in their proper order, each in an orbit convenient for it.[↗](../../regulate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../regulate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · To confirm this there are faithful witnesses; the world, year and man, the twelve, the Equipoise, the heptade, which God regulates like the Dragon, \[40\] (Tali) sphere and the heart.[↗](../../regulate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../regulate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **regulation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An official rule made by a government or organisation.[↗](../../regulation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Controlling something with rules: the regulation of traffic.[↗](../../regulation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Of the official, standard kind: a regulation football.[↗](../../regulation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Safety regulations say we must wear helmets.[↗](../../regulation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · School regulations ban phones in class.[↗](../../regulation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ball must be regulation size.[↗](../../regulation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fire regulations say doors must be kept clear.[↗](../../regulation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweating helps the regulation of body heat.[↗](../../regulation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There are strict regulations about food in shops.[↗](../../regulation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **regulator** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A regulator is a device that controls something, like the pressure of gas or water or the speed of a clock.[↗](../../regulator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A regulator is an official organisation that makes sure companies follow rules, such as for energy, water or TV.[↗](../../regulator/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Divers use a regulator to breathe from their tank.[↗](../../regulator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The regulator keeps the gas pressure steady.[↗](../../regulator/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The energy regulator decides price caps.[↗](../../regulator/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The TV regulator checked complaints.[↗](../../regulator/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A clock's regulator keeps the time correct.[↗](../../regulator/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The heating has a regulator to keep the room warm.[↗](../../regulator/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **regurgitate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To regurgitate food is to bring swallowed food back up into the mouth.[↗](../../regurgitate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Some animals regurgitate food on purpose to feed their babies, like birds and wolves.[↗](../../regurgitate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, school) To regurgitate facts is to repeat what you learnt word for word without really understanding it.[↗](../../regurgitate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mother bird regurgitates worms into her chicks' mouths.[↗](../../regurgitate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls regurgitate pellets full of tiny bones.[↗](../../regurgitate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby regurgitated a bit of milk on Dad's shirt.[↗](../../regurgitate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows regurgitate their food and chew it again.[↗](../../regurgitate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't just regurgitate the textbook — explain it in your own words.[↗](../../regurgitate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins regurgitate fish to feed their young.[↗](../../regurgitate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We dissected an owl pellet that the owl had regurgitated.[↗](../../regurgitate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rehearsal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance.[↗](../../rehearsal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A dress rehearsal is the last full practice, done in costume as if it were real.[↗](../../rehearsal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A rehearsal can be any practice for an important event, like a fire drill or practising a speech.[↗](../../rehearsal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have a rehearsal for the school play after lunch.[↗](../../rehearsal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dress rehearsal went wrong, but the real show was perfect.[↗](../../rehearsal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The band needs more rehearsal before the concert.[↗](../../rehearsal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I forgot my lines at rehearsal.[↗](../../rehearsal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire drill is a rehearsal for a real emergency.[↗](../../rehearsal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The choir stayed late for an extra rehearsal.[↗](../../rehearsal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rehearse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To rehearse is to practise a play, song, dance or speech before doing it in front of people.[↗](../../rehearse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To rehearse is to go over what you will say or do, in your head or out loud, so you are ready.[↗](../../rehearse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We rehearsed the school play every afternoon.[↗](../../rehearse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The choir is rehearsing for the concert.[↗](../../rehearse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She rehearsed her speech in front of the mirror.[↗](../../rehearse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tomorrow is the dress rehearsal, with costumes.[↗](../../rehearse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He rehearsed what he would say to his dad about the broken window.[↗](../../rehearse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school rehearses the fire drill each term.[↗](../../rehearse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They rehearsed the dance until they got it right.[↗](../../rehearse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.'[↗](../../rehearse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.17.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rehearse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The glorious splendour of Thy majesty, and Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse.[↗](../../rehearse/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.145.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rehearse/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And when the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he was taken to him.[↗](../../rehearse/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.17.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rehearse/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · O LORD, our Lord, how glorious is Thy name in all the earth! whose majesty is rehearsed above the heavens.[↗](../../rehearse/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.8.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rehearse/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **reheat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To heat food or drink again after it has gone cold: reheat the soup.[↗](../../reheat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To make something hot again in general.[↗](../../reheat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you reheat my pizza, please?[↗](../../reheat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Reheat the soup until it's steaming hot.[↗](../../reheat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never reheat food more than once.[↗](../../reheat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum reheated last night's pasta for lunch.[↗](../../reheat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The microwave reheats a cup of milk in 1 minute.[↗](../../reheat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stir the food when you reheat it so it heats evenly.[↗](../../reheat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rehomed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (euphemism, everyday) of a pet: given away to new owners because the old owners could not or would not keep it.[↗](../../rehomed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* of a person or thing: moved to a new home.[↗](../../rehomed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our old cat was rehomed when we moved to a flat.[↗](../../rehomed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shelter rehomed fifty dogs last month.[↗](../../rehomed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "Biscuit has been rehomed to a farm," Mum said, and we never asked again.[↗](../../rehomed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbits need to be rehomed together.[↗](../../rehomed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity rehomes ex-racing greyhounds.[↗](../../rehomed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A rehomed dog may be nervous at first.[↗](../../rehomed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rehouse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To rehouse people is to give them a new home, usually because their old one is unsafe, destroyed or being knocked down.[↗](../../rehouse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To rehouse an animal is to find it a new home.[↗](../../rehouse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The families were rehoused after the flood.[↗](../../rehouse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The council will rehouse everyone from the old tower block.[↗](../../rehouse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shelter rehoused 30 dogs last month.[↗](../../rehouse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the fire they had to wait a week to be rehoused.[↗](../../rehouse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Volunteers helped rehouse the hedgehogs.[↗](../../rehouse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · 12 families were rehoused, 4 in each new building.[↗](../../rehouse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/20/) **21** [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/22/) … [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/30/) … 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