resail

re·sail

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-seyl]
- /riˈseɪl/
- /ˌriːˈseɪl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-seyl]
- /riˈseɪl/

Definitions of resail word

verb without object resail to sail back or again. 1
noun resail a race that is sailed again, usually because of cancellation or a disputed result 0
verb resail to sail again 0

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Origin of resail

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; re- + sail

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Parts of speech for Resail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Resail

resail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

resail usage trend in Literature

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