retool
retool · retools · retooled · retooling
umrüsten, umstellen
To adjust; to optimize; to rebuildTo adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.
/riːˈtuːl/
» In the time of the coronavirus, Vietnam has retooled a smartphone factory to churn out life-critical ventilators.
Meaning
1 sensesTo adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.
He decided it was time to retool last year's marketing brochure.
umrüsten, umstellen
More definitions
- provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
- revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
Examples
1 sentencesIn the time of the coronavirus, Vietnam has retooled a smartphone factory to churn out life-critical ventilators.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to adjust, to rebuild:
Forms
retools, retooling, retooled, retooledSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving:revise
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedretooler
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