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 →

2) A rewrite is a new version of a piece of writing. tree →

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 →
• We rewrote the fairy tale from the wolf's point of view. tree →
• Rewrite 5 + 5 + 5 as a multiplication. tree →
• She rewrote her story three times. tree →
• Rewrite the notes in your own words. tree →
• The play needed a big rewrite. tree →
• It is very corrupt, both girls being called Kate, and I have had largely to rewrite. tree →

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.
• Crossing out and rewriting are a normal part of writing, not a sign of failure.
• Professional authors usually rewrite their work many times before it is published.
• When you rewrite a sentence in the passive, keep the same tense: past stays past.

Trees and pragmatics

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