English Explanatory Dictionary

reinvent the wheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹiːɪnˌvɛnt ðə ˈ(h)wiːl/ En-us-reinventthewheel.wav en-au-reinvent the wheel.ogg

Word forms

reinvent the wheel reinvents the wheel reinventing the wheel reinvented the wheel

Related words

carry coals to Newcastle if it ain't broke, don't fix it never change a running system
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