RE-

re- ¦riː; ri, rə —(i) As a productive prefix meaning 'again' (sometimes spelt with a hyphen), ¦riː (refill verb ˌriː ˈfɪl , noun ˈriː fɪl ). Any words in re- not included below may be assumed to involve this productive prefix. (ii) Otherwise, with a vaguer meaning, ri before a vowel sound (react ri ˈækt ), and ri, rə before a consonant (return ri ˈtɜːn, rə- AmE \ -ˈtɝːn ); but if stressed through the operation of a stressing rule usually ¦re+ (recommend ˌrek ə ˈmend ).