reinvent
verb /ˌriːɪnˈvent/
/ˌriːɪnˈvent/
Verb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they reinvent | /ˌriːɪnˈvent/ /ˌriːɪnˈvent/ |
he / she / it reinvents | /ˌriːɪnˈvents/ /ˌriːɪnˈvents/ |
past simple reinvented | /ˌriːɪnˈventɪd/ /ˌriːɪnˈventɪd/ |
past participle reinvented | /ˌriːɪnˈventɪd/ /ˌriːɪnˈventɪd/ |
-ing form reinventing | /ˌriːɪnˈventɪŋ/ /ˌriːɪnˈventɪŋ/ |
- reinvent something/yourself (as something) 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.
Idioms
reinvent the wheel
- to waste time creating something that already exists and works well
- There’s no point in us reinventing the wheel.