Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rewrite
Participle: rewritten
Gerund: rewriting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | rewrite |
| you | rewrite |
| he;she;it | rewrites |
| we | rewrite |
| you | rewrite |
| they | rewrite |
Perfect
| I | have rewritten |
| you | have rewritten |
| he;she;it | has rewritten |
| we | have rewritten |
| you | have rewritten |
| they | have rewritten |
Past
| I | rewrote |
| you | rewrote |
| he;she;it | rewrote |
| we | rewrote |
| you | rewrote |
| they | rewrote |
Pluperfect
| I | had rewritten |
| you | had rewritten |
| he;she;it | had rewritten |
| we | had rewritten |
| you | had rewritten |
| they | had rewritten |
Future
| I | will rewrite |
| you | will rewrite |
| he;she;it | will rewrite |
| we | will rewrite |
| you | will rewrite |
| they | will rewrite |
Future Perfect
| I | will have rewritten |
| you | will have rewritten |
| he;she;it | will have rewritten |
| we | will have rewritten |
| you | will have rewritten |
| they | will have rewritten |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rewrite |
| you | rewrite |
| he;she;it | rewrite |
| we | rewrite |
| you | rewrite |
| they | rewrite |
Perfect
| I | have rewritten |
| you | have rewritten |
| he;she;it | have rewritten |
| we | have rewritten |
| you | have rewritten |
| they | have rewritten |
Imperfect
| I | rewrote |
| you | rewrote |
| he;she;it | rewrote |
| we | rewrote |
| you | rewrote |
| they | rewrote |
Pluperfect
| I | had rewritten |
| you | had rewritten |
| he;she;it | had rewritten |
| we | had rewritten |
| you | had rewritten |
| they | had rewritten |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rewrite |
| you | would rewrite |
| he;she;it | would rewrite |
| we | would rewrite |
| you | would rewrite |
| they | would rewrite |
Perfect
| I | would have rewritten |
| you | would have rewritten |
| he;she;it | would have rewritten |
| we | would have rewritten |
| you | would have rewritten |
| they | would have rewritten |
Imperative
| you | rewrite |
| we | Let's rewrite |
| you | rewrite |
Verbs similar to 'rewrite'
rebribe,
recite,
recrate,
regrate,
reprice,
reprime,
reprine,
reprise,
reprive,
reprize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to write again," 1567, from re- "back, again" + write (q.v.). Journalistic rewrite man is recorded from 1901.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Italic *wre-
4. Latin re-der.
5. Old French re-bor.
6. Middle English re-
7. English re-
8. English write
9. English rewrite
10. From re- + write.
Sample Sentences
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The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience.
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If we are going to rewrite all of those diagrams and change the duties of all of those staff, it will take a few weeks. [2021 January 13, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Timetable cuts as demand falls and staff are protected”, in Rail, page 7:]
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The conservative establishment will have to ask themselves, what else they can do? […] And even though they rewrite the electoral rules in their favour, their parties still lose the election. [2023 May 8, Jonathan Head, “Thailand election: The young radicals shaking up politics”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2023:]
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It’s in this context that internet trends like retardmaxxing gain traction. For many, it becomes a way to disrupt the mental loop, sending an email without rewriting it ten times, applying for the job without feeling “fully ready”, starting the workout without waiting for motivation, or putting creative work out for the world even when it's not perfect to the tee. [2026 February 10, Jigyasa Sahay, “'Retardmaxxing' is internet's new response to overthinking”, in India Today, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026:]
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The news about Robert rewrote the conventional narrative that HIV/AIDS appeared in the early 1980s in New York and California. His case challenges the accepted history of an epidemic that continues to disproportionately affect young Black boys and men. [2026, David Levithan, Gabriel Duckels, The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America, page 25:]