Borrowed from Latinrē, ablative of rēs(“thing, matter, topic”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɹiː/, /ɹeɪ/
Rhymes: -iː, -eɪ
Preposition
re
About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents and emails.
Usage notes
This word, when used in this particular sense, is often rendered as Re: (with a colon). It is not an abbreviation.
Synonyms
about, apropos, as for; See also Thesaurus:about
Derived terms
in re
in rem
Translations
Etymology 2
The first syllable of Latinresonāre(“to resound”), the first word of the second line of the medieval hymn Ut queant laxis, from which the solfège syllables were taken because its successive lines started each on the next note of the scale.
Alternative forms
ray
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɹeɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
re (uncountable)
(music) a syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
Translations
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɹiː/
Noun
re (uncountable)
Reinsurance.
Anagrams
'er, -'er, -er, E-R, E. R., E.R., ER, er, er.
Ainu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ɾe̞]
Numeral
re (Kana spellingレ)
three
Albanian
Alternative forms
rê, rêj, rêu, rênj, rên(Gheg dialects)
ren(Old Albanian and Tosk: Çamërisht, Arbëreshë, Arvanitika)
Etymology 1
From Old Albanian ren(“cloud(s)”), from Proto-Albanian*rina, from Proto-Indo-European*h₃rinéHti(“move”), present of Proto-Indo-European*h₃reyH-. Etymologically identical with Illyrian 'ῥίνος άχλύς' (Illyrian*rhinos(“fog, mist”), Messapicῥινός(“fog, mist, cloud”)). Further related to Sanskritरिणाति(riṇā́ti, “to make flow, to release, to pour”), रीयते(rī́уаte, “to begin to flow”), Proto-Slavic*rinǫti(“push, shove”), Ancient Greekὀρίνω(orínō, “to stir, move, excite”)(Lesb. dialect Ancient Greekὀρίννω(orínnō)), Latinrīvus(“stream”), Latinirrītō(“to irritate”), Old Irishrían(“sea”), Old Irishriathor(“waterfall”) and Old Englishrīð(“stream”). According to Pisani, Pocorny and Camaj also related to Albanianpërrua(“steam, rain, small river”); which is also related to Albanianrij(“to make humid, humidify”), ritë(“humid, wet”).
Noun
ref (indefinite pluralre, definite singularreja)
cloud(s) (uncountable)
haze, mist
overcast
Related terms
rij, ritë
vrenjt
vrenjtur
vrëndë
vranësi
renf
rend
References
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian*raida, from Proto-Indo-European*h₂rey-(“reason, count”). Cognate with Latinrātiō(“reason, judgment”), Old Norseráða, Englishread.
Noun
ref (indefinite pluralre, definite singularreja)
attention, care, consideration
Related terms
vërej
vërejtje
vrojtimm
vë
Etymology 3
Cognate to rim(“new”). See ri for more.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ɾe](Standard)
Adjective
ref sg
young
new
Etymology 4
Inflection of bie.
Verb
re
second-person singular simple perfect indicative of bie
Asturian
Noun
rem (pluralres)
Alternative form of rei
(music)re, ray
Breton
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʁeː/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic*ɸro- (compare Welshrhy, Irishró-).
Adverb
re
too much
Etymology 2
Pronoun
re
those
Etymology 3
Noun
rem (pluralreo)
pair (of shoes, eyes, etc.)
couple
Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronoun
re
(colloquial)Alternative form of res
Etymology 2
Noun
rem (pluralres)
(music) re (second note of diatonic scale)
Chuukese
Pronoun
re
they
they are
Of a nationality or place; -ish.
Synonyms
ra
Czech
Noun
ren
(card games) double raise (multiplies the current stake by 4)
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /reː/
Noun
ref (pluralre's, diminutivere'tjen)
(Netherlands, music) re (second note of a major scale)
(Belgium, music) d (tone)
Anagrams
er
Eastern Arrernte
Pronoun
re
he (third person singular masculine pronoun)
References
2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
(Latin script letter names) litero; a, be, ce, che, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, que, re, se, she, te, u, ve, we, xe, ye, ze(Category: io:Latin letter names)
Interlingua
Preposition
re
about
Italian
Etymology 1
From earlier rege, from Latinrēgem, accusative of rēx(“king”), from Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs(“ruler, king”).
Alternative forms
(obsolete):rege
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈre/, [ˈr̺e]
Rhymes: -e
Hyphenation: ré
Noun
rem (pluralre, feminineregina)
king, male monarch
(chess, card games)king
(figuratively)king, magnate(man who excels in something)
Synonyms
(male monarch):monarca, regnante, sovrano
(someone who excels):campione, principe, signore
See also
re di cuori
re di quadri
re di fiori
re di picche
Descendants
→ Maltese: re
See also
Etymology 2
From Latinresonāre(“to resound”), from the first word of the second line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based, because its lines started on each note of the scale successively.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈrɛ/, [ˈr̺ɛ]
Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: re
Noun
rem (pluralre)
re(musical note)
D(musical note or key)
Japanese
Romanization
re
Rōmaji transcription of れ
Rōmaji transcription of レ
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /reː/
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /re/, [rɛ]
Noun
rē
ablative singular of rēs
Preposition
rē
About, regarding, with reference to.
References
re in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
re in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
re in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Latvian
Etymology 1
Unclear.
Noun
rem (invariable)
(music) re, D (second note in the major scale)
Etymology 2
Unclear.
Interjection
re
look! see? (used to draw the listener's attention to something visible)
look, here is..., you see (used to draw the listener's attention to, or to emphasize, something said or written)
Synonyms
āre
lūk
Maltese
Etymology
From Sicilianre and/or Italianre, from Latinrēx.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /rɛː/
Noun
rem (pluralrejiet, femininereġina)
king
Synonym:sultan(see there for notes)
Related terms
renju
Mandarin
Romanization
re
Nonstandard spelling of ré.
Nonstandard spelling of rě.
Nonstandard spelling of rè.
Usage notes
English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Manx
Alternative forms
nee
Particle
re
dependent form (after dy, nagh) of she
Northern Kurdish
Postposition
re
a postposed element of several circumpositions
Derived terms
bi ... re
di ... re
ji ... re
Northern Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-tɪ̀(“say, quote”).
Verb
re
to say
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norsereiða. Doublet of rede.
Alternative forms
reie
Verb
re (present tenserer; past tenseredde; past participleredd)
to prepare; make (a bed)
Etymology 2
From Italian.
Noun
rem (definite singularre-en, indefinite pluralre-er, definite pluralre-ene)
re, the second syllable in the scale of solfège
References
“re” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
er
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈreː/
Rhymes: -eː
Etymology
Through 17th century Italian. The first syllable of Latinresonāre(“to resound”), the first word of the second line of the medieval hymn Ut queant laxis, from which the solfège syllables were taken because its successive lines started each on the next note of the scale.
Noun
rem (definite singularre-en, indefinite pluralre-ar, definite pluralre-ane)
(music)re a syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
References
“re” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
er
Pennsylvania German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /rə/
Etymology
Compare Germaneiner.
Article
ref (indefinite)
a, an
Declension
Serui-Laut
Noun
re
eye
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-tɪ̀(“say, quote”).
Verb
re
to say
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /re/
Etymology 1
Noun
rem (pluralres)
(music) re
Etymology 2
Originally a prefix, re-.
Adverb
re
very
Synonym:muy
Further reading
“re” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Turkish
Noun
re
The name of the Latin-script letter R.
See also
(Latin-script letter names)harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze