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# rewrite

«rewrite» in Mova's school dictionary: **to write something again, usually to make it better or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (rewrite, rewrites, rewrote, rewritten, rewriting); noun (a rewrite, rewrites)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To rewrite means to write something again, usually to make it better or different. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#m1)

2) A rewrite is a new version of a piece of writing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Literacy: rewrite a story from another character's point of view, rewrite a sentence in the past tense, rewrite a paragraph more neatly. Maths: rewrite a number in words or an expression in a simpler way, e.g. rewrite 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 as 4 × 3. Phrases: rewrite in your own words, rewrite the ending, a complete rewrite.

### examples

- Rewrite the sentence in the past tense. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x1)
- We rewrote the fairy tale from the wolf's point of view. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x2)
- Rewrite 5 + 5 + 5 as a multiplication. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x3)
- She rewrote her story three times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x4)
- Rewrite the notes in your own words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x5)
- The play needed a big rewrite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x6)
- It is very corrupt, both girls being called Kate, and I have had largely to rewrite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/#x7)

### note

Irregular, like write: rewrite, rewrote, rewritten. Spelling: rewritten has double t. Rewriting in your own words is a key skill to avoid copying.

### In the corpora

- [re- means again: redo, rewrite, replay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/12-prefixes-un-dis-mis-re-pre-in-im-il-ir/17/)
- [Crossing out and rewriting are a normal part of writing, not a sign of failure.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/43-editing-and-redrafting/9/)
- [Professional authors usually rewrite their work many times before it is published.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/43-editing-and-redrafting/10/)
- [When you rewrite a sentence in the passive, keep the same tense: past stays past.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/52-sats-grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-paper/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rewrite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rewrite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.