revisit

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verb

re·​vis·​it (ˌ)rē-ˈvi-zət 

revisited; revisiting; revisits

transitive verb

: to visit again : return to

revisit the old neighborhood

also : to consider or take up again

reluctant to revisit past disputes

revisit

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noun

: a second or subsequent visit

Synonyms

Verb

• readdress
• reanalyze
• reconceive
• reconsider
• redefine
• reevaluate
• reexamine
• reexplore
• rethink
• review
• reweigh

Examples of revisit in a Sentence

Verb

He revisited his old house.

The police revisited the crime scene.

The police revisited the case of the unsolved murder.

The book is worth revisiting.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

This year, revisit your organizational structure and align it with your strategic goals. —Robert Gauvreau, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

For generations, Dickens’ most iconic characters and images have indeed revisited readers each holiday season, just as the curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come in the book. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024

Noun

Moana 2 revisits Cravalho's title character three years after the events of the original. —Tommy McArdle, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024

No offence to Timmy, but Dune is a remake, and Mescal’s Gladiator is a revisit. —Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1623, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

revisit

verb

re·​vis·​it

rē-ˈviz-ət

: to visit again : return to