reappear
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
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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The virus-carrying mosquitoes and the infections that ensue are “part of our local environment and continue to reappear year after year,” Bates-Grubb said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
There is a particular fatigue that comes from watching the same constitutional injury reappear generation after generation under different names and different explanations.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
These studies hinted that silent synapses could reappear or remain in the adult brain.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
However, the Met Office Space Weather Prediction Centre suggests there is a low chance of a "glancing blow" of energy on Tuesday night where the aurora could reappear in northern Scotland.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Ghost did not reappear as they set out again.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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