Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retread
Participle: retrodden; retrod
Gerund: retreading
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | retread |
| you | retread |
| he;she;it | retreads |
| we | retread |
| you | retread |
| they | retread |
Perfect
| I | have retrodden; retrod |
| you | have retrodden; retrod |
| he;she;it | has retrodden; retrod |
| we | have retrodden; retrod |
| you | have retrodden; retrod |
| they | have retrodden; retrod |
Past
| I | retrod |
| you | retrod |
| he;she;it | retrod |
| we | retrod |
| you | retrod |
| they | retrod |
Pluperfect
| I | had retrodden; retrod |
| you | had retrodden; retrod |
| he;she;it | had retrodden; retrod |
| we | had retrodden; retrod |
| you | had retrodden; retrod |
| they | had retrodden; retrod |
Future
| I | will retread |
| you | will retread |
| he;she;it | will retread |
| we | will retread |
| you | will retread |
| they | will retread |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retrodden; retrod |
| you | will have retrodden; retrod |
| he;she;it | will have retrodden; retrod |
| we | will have retrodden; retrod |
| you | will have retrodden; retrod |
| they | will have retrodden; retrod |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retread |
| you | retread |
| he;she;it | retread |
| we | retread |
| you | retread |
| they | retread |
Perfect
| I | have retrodden; retrod |
| you | have retrodden; retrod |
| he;she;it | have retrodden; retrod |
| we | have retrodden; retrod |
| you | have retrodden; retrod |
| they | have retrodden; retrod |
Imperfect
| I | retrod |
| you | retrod |
| he;she;it | retrod |
| we | retrod |
| you | retrod |
| they | retrod |
Pluperfect
| I | had retrodden; retrod |
| you | had retrodden; retrod |
| he;she;it | had retrodden; retrod |
| we | had retrodden; retrod |
| you | had retrodden; retrod |
| they | had retrodden; retrod |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retread |
| you | would retread |
| he;she;it | would retread |
| we | would retread |
| you | would retread |
| they | would retread |
Perfect
| I | would have retrodden; retrod |
| you | would have retrodden; retrod |
| he;she;it | would have retrodden; retrod |
| we | would have retrodden; retrod |
| you | would have retrodden; retrod |
| they | would have retrodden; retrod |
Imperative
| you | retread |
| we | Let's retread |
| you | retread |
Verbs similar to 'retread'
reread,
rethread,
retreat,
beread,
betrend,
detreat,
detrend,
outread,
preread,
prethread,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to put a new tread on (a tire)," 1908, from re- "back, again" + tread (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1914; in World War I it was Australian slang for "a re-enlisted soldier."
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Italic *wre-
4. Latin re-der.
5. Old French re-bor.
6. Middle English re-
7. English re-
8. English tread
9. English retread
10. From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).
Sample Sentences
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There was no evidence to suggest that the fact that both tyres had been retreaded 3 times was a factor in the failure occurrence. This type of aircraft tyre (Type VII) is routinely retreaded 6 times or more before being taken out of service. [1993 June, Presidency of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, “1.12.13.6.3 Visual and Microscopic Examinations”, in McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, C-GMXQ, accident at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 11 July 1991, archived from the original on 14 May 2022:]