re-enter
Britishverb
Explanation
To re-enter is to come in again after going out, the way you might run back to your car, grab your shopping bags, and then re-enter the grocery store. To enter is to go in, from a root that means "between or among," and the prefix re- means "again." Whenever you exit a place, you can choose to re-enter it later (unless you're at a concert and there's a sign reading "no re-entry"). A space shuttle that returns to Earth's atmosphere re-enters it, and an injured basketball player might decide to re-enter the game again in the final quarter.
Example Sentences
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Raiffeisen Bank International—Austria’s second-biggest bank by assets—late Wednesday outlined its plans to buy Addiko to bolster its presence in the Croatian market and help it re-enter Slovenia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
With stronger capital positions and evolving regulatory frameworks, large banks are now in a position to re-enter areas of the market.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
If higher mortgage rates last for only a few weeks or months, buyers might delay their purchases but re-enter the market in the summer or fall, said Mischa Fisher, Zillow’s chief economist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Despite the loss, Medvedev will re-enter the top 10 when the rankings are updated on Monday.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
“Request permission,” it stated, “for Mary Rose to re-enter Portsmouth Harbor after a rather long commission of 437 years.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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