reinvent verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of reinvent verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

reinvent

verb

NAmE//ˌriɪnˈvɛnt//

reinvent something/yourself (as something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they reinvent

he / she / it reinvents

past simple reinvented

-ing form reinventing

to present yourself/something in a new form or with a new image The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man.

Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

Idioms

reinvent the wheel

to waste time creating something that already exists and works well There's no point in us reinventing the wheel.

See reinvent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Check pronunciation: reinvent