redraft

«redraft» in Mova's school dictionary: To write a piece of writing again, making it better — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (redraft, redrafts, redrafted, redrafting); noun (a redraft, redrafts)

meaning for a pupil

1) To write a piece of writing again, making it better. tree →

2) (noun) A new, improved version of a piece of writing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons redrafting is a key step in writing: plan, draft, edit, redraft, publish. You fix spelling, add better words, change the order and improve the ending. In adult life laws, letters and plans are redrafted. Phrases: «redraft your story», «a first redraft».

examples

• Please redraft your story using the teacher's comments. tree →
• I redrafted my letter three times. tree →
• The redraft is much clearer than the first draft. tree →
• We redrafted the class rules together. tree →
• When you redraft, check your full stops and capital letters. tree →
• The council redrafted its plan after people complained. tree →

note

Regular verb: redrafted. Synonyms: revise, rewrite. A draft is a first try; a redraft is a later try. UK spelling «draft»; «draught» is a cold air current or a game piece — a trap.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «redraft» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.