reenter

or re-en·ter

[ ree-en-ter ]

/ riˈɛn tər /

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verb (used with object)

to enter again: The guests reentered the reception room after dinner.

to participate in once more; resume: to reenter politics after a long absence;mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.

to record again, as in a list or account.

verb (used without object)

to enter again: The butler exits and reenters at stage left.

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Origin of reenter

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at re-, enter

How to use reenter in a sentence

For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”
Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts|Christopher Dickey|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The odds of getting re-arrested are a lot slimmer if a person has a job.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Many hold classes in their living rooms, asking students to help re-arrange and then later put back furniture.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He won re-election twice as governor of New York, and had the hubris to run for a fourth term before being defeated in 1994.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82|Eleanor Clift|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Some were even re-arrested for the same nefarious purpose, and the daily papers published their names on each occasion.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
He was positive he had seen some one enter the room, go to the chair, and take the money from his pockets.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
A little shepherdess is guiding them, as anxious to get them in as they are to enter, for this means the end of her day's work.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement

British Dictionary definitions for reenter

re-enter

verb (tr)

to enter (something or somewhere) again

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