reappear
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- reappearance noun
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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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
“We don’t have to stick to the cause-and-effect of which people are going to reappear later in the story,” Gent noted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Hepatitis B cases can reappear years later as cirrhosis, liver cancer and cause liver transplants that can approach $1 million per case when surgery, hospitalization and follow-up care are included.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
Meanwhile, economic data that was delayed because of the shutdown will start to reappear.
From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025
On Justin’s tape, the first tape, she said his name would reappear.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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