re
preposition
[ riː ]
• in the matter of (used typically as the first word in the heading of an official document or to introduce a reference in a formal letter).
• "re: invoice 87"
Similar:
about,
concerning,
regarding,
with regard to,
relating to,
apropos (of),
on the subject of,
respecting,
in respect of,
with respect to,
with reference to,
as regards,
in the matter of,
in connection with,
referring to,
touching on,
anent,
Origin:
Latin, ablative of res ‘thing’.
re
noun
• variant spelling of ray3.
’re
abbreviation
• are (usually after the pronouns you, we, and they).
• "we're a bit worried"
re-
prefix
• once more; afresh; anew.
• "reaccustom"
• in return; mutually.
• "react"
• behind or after.
• "relic"
• with frequentative or intensive force.
• "refine"
• with negative force.
• "recant"
Origin:
from Latin re-, red- ‘again, back’.
Re
symbol
• the chemical element rhenium.
RE
abbreviation
• religious education (as a school subject).
• (in the UK) Royal Engineers.
ray
noun
• (in tonic sol-fa) the second note of a major scale.
Origin:
Middle English re, representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of resonare, taken from a Latin hymn (see solmization).
rhenium
noun
• the chemical element of atomic number 75, a rare silvery-white metal which occurs in trace amounts in ores of molybdenum and other metals.
Origin:
1920s: modern Latin, from Rhenus, the Latin name of the River Rhine.
