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I've been influenced by some of the greatest designers. Charles Eames. And Bruno Munari in the '50s in Italy - when they had to retool the industry of war into an industry to help society. In a way, I'm influenced by designers that were there at a radical time of change.
Yves Behar

Meaning of "retool" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETOOL

retool  [riːˈtuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETOOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retool is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb retool in English.

WHAT DOES RETOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retool in the English dictionary

The definition of retool in the dictionary is to replace, re-equip, or rearrange the tools in. Other definition of retool is to revise or reorganize.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RETOOL

PRESENT

Present
I retool
you retool
he/she/it retools
we retool
you retool
they retool
Present continuous
I am retooling
you are retooling
he/she/it is retooling
we are retooling
you are retooling
they are retooling
Present perfect
I have retooled
you have retooled
he/she/it has retooled
we have retooled
you have retooled
they have retooled
Present perfect continuous
I have been retooling
you have been retooling
he/she/it has been retooling
we have been retooling
you have been retooling
they have been retooling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I retooled
you retooled
he/she/it retooled
we retooled
you retooled
they retooled
Past continuous
I was retooling
you were retooling
he/she/it was retooling
we were retooling
you were retooling
they were retooling
Past perfect
I had retooled
you had retooled
he/she/it had retooled
we had retooled
you had retooled
they had retooled
Past perfect continuous
I had been retooling
you had been retooling
he/she/it had been retooling
we had been retooling
you had been retooling
they had been retooling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will retool
you will retool
he/she/it will retool
we will retool
you will retool
they will retool
Future continuous
I will be retooling
you will be retooling
he/she/it will be retooling
we will be retooling
you will be retooling
they will be retooling
Future perfect
I will have retooled
you will have retooled
he/she/it will have retooled
we will have retooled
you will have retooled
they will have retooled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been retooling
you will have been retooling
he/she/it will have been retooling
we will have been retooling
you will have been retooling
they will have been retooling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would retool
you would retool
he/she/it would retool
we would retool
you would retool
they would retool
Conditional continuous
I would be retooling
you would be retooling
he/she/it would be retooling
we would be retooling
you would be retooling
they would be retooling
Conditional perfect
I would have retool
you would have retool
he/she/it would have retool
we would have retool
you would have retool
they would have retool
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been retooling
you would have been retooling
he/she/it would have been retooling
we would have been retooling
you would have been retooling
they would have been retooling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you retool
we let´s retool
you retool
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to retool
Past participle
retooled
Present Participle
retooling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETOOL


bar-stool
ˈbɑːˌstuːl
Carrantuohill
ˌkærənˈtuːl
Carrauntoohill
ˌkærənˈtuːl
close-stool
ˈkləʊsˌstuːl
faldstool
ˈfɔːldˌstuːl
footstool
ˈfʊtˌstuːl
frithstool
ˈfrɪθˌstuːl
kittul
kɪˈtuːl
multitool
ˈmʌltɪˌtuːl
O´Toole
əʊˈtuːl
stepstool
ˈstɛpˌstuːl
stool
stuːl
toadstool
ˈtəʊdˌstuːl
tool
tuːl
Toul
tuːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETOOL

retirement relief
retirer
retiring
retiring age
retiringly
retiringness
retitle
retold
retook
retorsion
retort
retorter
retortion
retortive
retotal
retouch
retouchable
retoucher
retour
retox

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETOOL

birthing stool
camp stool
camping stool
chopper tool
cucking stool
cutty stool
ducking stool
edge tool
fullering tool
horsehair toadstool
machine tool
milking stool
music stool
parrot toadstool
percussion tool
piano stool
pitching tool
power tool
tint tool
verdigris toadstool

Synonyms and antonyms of retool in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETOOL

Find out the translation of retool to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retool from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retool» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重新装备
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rediseñar
570 millions of speakers

English

retool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिर से काटकर चिकना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إعادة تنظيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переоснастить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reequipar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনরায় সজ্জিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rééquiper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retool
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umrüsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

改革する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기계 설비를 재정비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retool
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm lại đồ nghề
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retool
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Retool
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aletleri yenilemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riorganizzarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retool
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переоснастити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reorientarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

retool
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitrusten
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retool
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retool
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retool

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETOOL»

The term «retool» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETOOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retool

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «RETOOL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retool.
1
Yves Behar
I've been influenced by some of the greatest designers. Charles Eames. And Bruno Munari in the '50s in Italy - when they had to retool the industry of war into an industry to help society. In a way, I'm influenced by designers that were there at a radical time of change.
2
Jay Inslee
Renewable energy also creates more jobs than other sources of energy - most of these will be created in the struggling manufacturing sector, which will pioneer the new energy future by investment that allows manufacturers to retool and adopt new technologies and methods.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETOOL»

Discover the use of retool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Retool Your Relationship: Fix the One You're With
In Retool Your Relationship, Trina shows you proven ways to: Understand and connect with your partner Use sex as your ultimate power tool Find the perfect balance between intimacy and independence Argue positively and effectively without ...
Trina Dolenz, 2010
2
Retool Your School: The Educator's Essential Guide to ...
Retool Your School begins with an inspirational and achievable
James Lerman, Ronique Hicks, 2010
3
Re-Made in the USA: How We Can Restore Jobs, Retool ...
A practical action plan to get the nation back on track If you're worried about America when you start reading this book, you'll finish feeling empowered Todd Lipscomb has a distinguished record in international business America's future ...
Todd Lipscomb, 2011
4
Successful Reengineering
Reorganize,. Retrain,. Retool. In school we were taught the three R's, which are the basics for all primary educational systems in the United States. If the three R's are not satisfied, then the educational system, the student, or both have failed.
Daniel P. Petrozzo, 1994
5
Evaluating Technology in Teacher Education: Lessons from the ...
The first was a series of RETOOL projects operated during the 1980s by the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children and funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs. The aim ...
Walter F. Heinecke, Pete Adamy, 2010
6
Current Trends in AI Planning: EWSP '93, 2nd European ...
The sequence of actions which the planner deduces as the solution are the following: verif ied-concrete-plan( collet-chuck(m) . retool(m.tool-rl) . cut (rough- rhs-45 , surf ace (2) , 1700 ,100) cut (rough-rhs , surface (4) , 200 , 75) retool (m, tool-f 1) ...
Christer Bäckström, Erik Sandewall, 1994
7
Retooling HR: Using Proven Business Tools to Make Better ...
Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: BetterTalent Models Lead to Better Talent Decisions 1 The Hidden Powerfor HR in Using Proven Business Models 1 Using Performance Optimization to Retool Work Analysis From Job Descriptions,  ...
John W. Boudreau, 2013
8
Profit from Change
the last several chapters, I've tried to demonstrate how you can retool your agency for greater success. Unfortunately, you won't be able to put any of my methods into play if you don't build a great staff. That's true even if you have only one ...
Troy Korsgaden, 2013
9
Cambridge Business English Dictionary
machines and equipment used in a factory: ]uly is a slower month because many plants shut down to retool. 2 [T] US informal MANAGEMENT to organize something in a new or different way in order to improve it: We have been forced to retool ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
10
Organisational BehaviourVol. 2
The three "R's" of reengineering — rethink, redesign, and retool — represent separate but related phases. (i) Rethink This phase requires examining the organisation's current goals and underlying assumptions to determine how well they ...
N.K. Jain, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retool is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Michigan Football: How Tim Drevno Can Retool the Wolverines …
In short, things can get retooled quickly if he keeps doing what he's doing and builds upon his current roster—one of his guys, if not the majority, should pan out ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
2
Google Will Retool Its Maps Service To Prevent Racist Listings
Google has confirmed that it is making changes to its Google Maps service to stop racist terms and other inappropriate words from displaying location search ... «TechCrunch, May 15»
3
How CIOs Retool Their Workplaces for the Digital Age
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Companies, in an effort to make their workforces more agile and productive in the digital age, are switching up their physical ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
4
Stung by Millennial Misses, Brands Retool for Gen Z
Stung by Millennial Misses, Brands Retool for Gen Z. Marketers Make Small Bets to Catch Constantly Changing 'Centennials'. By Ashley Rodriguez. Published ... «AdAge.com, May 15»
5
Brewers, Reds need to retool now to keep up in future, Ken …
Brewers, Reds need to retool now to keep up with rivals in future. Ken Rosenthal. FOX Sports. MAY 13, 2015 9:36a ET. +. MAY 13, 2015 9:36a ET. share 0. «FOXSports.com, May 15»
6
California Justices Set to Retool Curbs on Arbitration Agreements
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court may be preparing to overhaul the way it evaluates arbitration agreements for enforceability in a case over a ... «The Recorder, May 15»
7
Popovich says it's time to retool
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (right) speaks with the media Monday May 4, 2015 at the Spurs' practice facility about last season and the upcoming ... «San Antonio Express-News, May 15»
8
Plan to Retool Unfunded Liability Mandate Rejected
Hawaii will continue plugging the multi-billion-dollar hole by steadily increasing payments to fully pre-fund employee health benefits. May 1, 2015 · By Nathan ... «Honolulu Civil Beat, May 15»
9
Can Jeffrey Immelt retool GE?
Early in his career at General Electric , in 1989, Jeffrey Immelt drew the short straw. Famed CEO Jack Welch dispatched him to Louisville, Kentucky , to stop the ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
10
Chemistry Departments Try to Attract More Students by Retooling
Forget economics. Chemistry might be the real dismal science. Undergraduate programs have been characterized for decades by rigid, yearlong sequences of ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»

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