MEANING
Repeat a statement or point to emphasize it or make it clear.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- reiterate a warning
- reiterate a position
On the page
The chair reiterated the warning before the vote.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- reiterate
- Past tense
- reiterated
- Past participle
- reiterated
- Present participle
- reiterating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- reiterate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are reiterating
- Present perfect
- have/has reiterated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been reiterating
- Past
- reiterated
- Past continuous
- was/were reiterating
- Past perfect
- had reiterated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been reiterating
- Future
- will reiterate
- Future continuous
- will be reiterating
- Future perfect
- will have reiterated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been reiterating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: reiterate; reiterates; reiterated; reiterated; reiterating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: reiterates.
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