resurfacing

CEFRB2

/riˈsɜrfəsɪŋ/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of appearing again after being hidden or forgotten.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of coming above the surface again.

Examples

  • A resurfacing of the old debate took place in the council room.

  • The crew is resurfacing the old highway during the night.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The application of a new surface.

  2. A reappearance or reoccurrence.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of resurface

More examples

In context

  • The road was closed temporarily for resurfacing work.

  • The researchers measured the number of resurfacings per minute by each dolphin.

  • the need for frequent road resurfacings

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After years of neglect, old problems are blank again in the community.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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