Re

/reɪ/

Meaning & Definition

abbreviation

Used as an abbreviation for the Latin 'in re', meaning 'in the matter of' or 'regarding'.

The court ruled re the case filed by the plaintiff.

preposition

Concerning; regarding.

I wrote a memo re the upcoming changes in the policy.

Used to indicate the subject or topic of something.

The email was re our meeting scheduled for Friday.

At a specified point in time or in a sequence.

Re that event, we will need to finalize arrangements soon.

From Latin 're-', meaning 'again' or 'back'.

re:

Used in correspondence to indicate the subject or topic.

revisit

To visit again.

replay

To play something again.

redo

To do something again.

reuse

To use something again.

Used in social media to indicate a reply or to share something again.

I just had to re that funny meme you posted!