resurface
verb /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪs/
/ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪs/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they resurface | /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪs/ /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪs/ |
he / she / it resurfaces | /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪsɪz/ /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪsɪz/ |
past simple resurfaced | /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪst/ /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪst/ |
past participle resurfaced | /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪst/ /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪst/ |
-ing form resurfacing | /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪsɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪsɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to come to the surface again after being underwater or under the ground
- The submarine resurfaced.
- (figurative) All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again.
- [transitive] resurface something to put a new surface on a road, path, etc.Topics Transport by car or lorryc2