revisit

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verb

re·​vis·​it (ˌ)rē-ˈvi-zət How to pronounce revisit (audio)
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

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.
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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
Then there are some classics in the subgenre, like 1996's The Preacher's Wife, which are always worth a revisit. Cydney Lee and Kevin Jacobsen Published, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024 The federal agency also recommended the state revisit modifications made to equipment at the plant and determine whether new requirements should be put in place for when the refinery reports a malfunction or shuts down and then restarts equipment. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for revisit 

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revisit was in the 15th century

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“Revisit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revisit. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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revisit

verb
re·​vis·​it
rē-ˈviz-ət
: to visit again : return to

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