reappear

British  

/ ˌriːəˈpɪə /

verb

1. to appear again

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Other Word Forms

• reappearance
  noun

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Explanation

When something shows up again, it reappears. A diver can plunge into the water from the diving board, swim underwater, and reappear at the far end of the pool. A magician might make your ten dollar bill disappear, but it's not a great trick if she doesn't then make it reappear. You may think your winter cold is over until the symptoms — sneezing and coughing — reappear suddenly. Anything that goes away and comes back reappears. The word adds the "again" prefix re- to appear, from its Latin root apparere, "come in sight."

Example Sentences

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reappear

Thanks to my neurologist and the NHS team looking after me, I've managed to regain my speech and reduce the amount of discomfort I'm in - but the pain can, and does, reappear.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Millions of products would also reappear, the EU official said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Prynoski says that was a centerpiece of his pitch to Meow Wolf, noting that characters will reappear in multiple installations, each handled by a different artist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

But, by November 2025, the home had once again been removed from the market, only to reappear in March 2026 for $2.3 million, where it remained for just a matter of weeks before vanishing.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

In the later nineteenth century, however, the habanera was reintroduced to Europe as an ‘exotic’ dance from Cuba, and it began to reappear in European music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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