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verb · transitive

renice

renice · renices · reniced · renicing

To change the priority of a process that is already runningTo change (usually to lower) the priority of a process that is already running.

Meaning

1 senses

(Unix)To change (usually to lower) the priority of a process that is already running.

Origin

From re- + nice. See nice (“to run a process with a specified priority”).

From re- + nice. See nice (“to run a process with a specified priority”).

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Forms

renices, renicing, reniced, reniced

Base form	renice · to renice
3rd person singular	renices
Present participle	renicing
Past simple	reniced
Past participle	reniced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	renice
he, she, it	renices

Past simpleLesson

all persons

reniced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have reniced
he, she, it	has reniced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will renice

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

renewB1 renewable renewal renounce renovate

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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