remaking

Everyday

1. Making something again, or making it in a new or better way: remaking a bed, remaking a model. tree →
2. Making a new version of an old film, song or game. tree →

In the lessons

In school craft and design, pupils keep remaking a model until it works — testing and improving. In everyday life: remaking the bed, remaking a cake that failed. In films, studios are remaking old stories. In maths, «remaking» a shape with the same pieces (tangrams) shows area stays the same. Phrases: «remaking a film», «remaking the bed», «remaking the shape».

Examples

• We are remaking our bridge because the first one fell down. tree →
• The studio is remaking a famous old film. tree →
• Remaking the square into a triangle used the same 7 pieces. tree →
• She is remaking the cake with less sugar. tree →
• Remaking the bed every morning takes a minute. tree →
• They are remaking the game with better graphics. tree →

Note

Irregular like «make»: remake, remade, remade. Noun: a remake (a new version of a film). Prefix «re-» = again.