reposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce reposition in British English:
UK [ˌri:pə'zɪʃən]
How to pronounce reposition in American English:
US [ˌripəˈzɪʃən, ˌrɛpə-]
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- Noun:
- depositing in a warehouse
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- Verb:
- change place or direction
- place into another position
Word Origin
- reposition (n.)
- 1580s, "act of replacing," from Late Latin repositionem (nominative repositio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reponere (see repose (v.2)). Meaning "act of laying up in safety" is from 1610s.
- reposition (v.)
- also re-position, 1859, from re- "again" + position (v.). Related: Repositioned; repositioning.
Example
- 1. This effort to reposition germany has guided her foreign policy .
- 2. Reposition the marker for an output stream .
- 3. Some situations require that cell contents reposition when the value changes .
- 4. If you are designing a form that the user can resize at run time , the controls on your form should resize and reposition properly .
- 5. Schools are particularly important for the tories , who are trying to reposition themselves as the party of social justice and champions of the neediest .