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reopen

[ ree-oh-puh n ]

/ riˈoʊ pən /

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verb (used with or without object)

to open again.

to start again; resume: to reopen an argument; to reopen an attack.

Origin of reopen

First recorded in 1725–35; re- + open

Words nearby reopen

renée, reo, reoccupy, reoccur, reoffend, reopen, reopener, reorder, reordination, reorganization, reorganize

Example sentences from the Web for reopen

The U.S. will reopen an embassy in Havana, meaning an ambassador will be appointed.

Up To Speed: The Cuba Embargo |Nina Strochlic |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To combat Ebola, we need to make sure we reopen safe schools as soon as possible.

The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids |Abby Haglage |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And they never were, despite a grand jury being convened in 1937 to reopen the investigation.

How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder |Tim Teeman |October 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But he does not have his SIV number, which is required to reopen his case.

Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas |Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla |September 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s Cancer Scare |IranWire |September 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Many of the idle factories failed to reopen, others moved with painful caution.

Greener Than You Think |Ward Moore
Norman Lloyd during all that time did not reopen his factory, and in the autumn two others shut down.

The Portion of Labor |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
At Fort Leavenworth there appeared to have been no systematic effort to reopen these lines.

The Battle of Atlanta |Grenville M. Dodge
Possibly Miss Archer was not anxious to reopen the subject by thus courting fresh rebellion.

Marjorie Dean, High School Junior |Pauline Lester
He was compelled to send the fleet at once to the straits in order to reopen communications.

The History of Antiquity |Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for reopen

reopen

/ (riːˈəʊpən) /

verb

to open or cause to open again