reopen

[ ree-oh-puhn ]

/ 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.

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Origin of reopen

First recorded in 1725–35; re- + open

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How to use reopen in a sentence

When it became too crowded, they moved her into an open casket on the street.
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Now it can't open on my phone due to what appears to be software incompatibility.
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Some of them would open up deep splits in core Democratic constituencies.
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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

And of course, Rod, being Rod, goes for it a hundred percent; his mouth drops open and he says, ‘What?’
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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
Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
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Worst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for reopen

reopen

/ (riːˈəʊpən) /

verb

to open or cause to open again

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