reenter

American  

[ree-en-ter] / riˈɛn tər /

Or re-enter

verb (used with object)

1. to enter again.

   The guests reentered the reception room after dinner.

2. to participate in once more; resume: mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.

   to reenter politics after a long absence;

   mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.

3. to record again, as in a list or account.

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verb (used without object)

1. to enter again.

   The butler exits and reenters at stage left.

Etymology

Origin of reenter

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

Example Sentences

To help identify where debris may come down, a scientist at Johns Hopkins University has contributed to a new approach that uses existing earthquake monitoring systems to track objects as they reenter the atmosphere.

From Science Daily

Until now, scientists have largely depended on radar to monitor objects in low Earth orbit and predict when and where they would reenter the atmosphere.

From Science Daily

The oil-field service company is currently working through the mechanics required to reenter the country, which Miller expects to occur sooner rather than later.

From The Wall Street Journal

“So you can imagine that to reenter a third time would require some pretty significant changes....If we look at the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela, today it’s uninvestible, and so significant changes have to be made.”

From Los Angeles Times

This person wants two opposing things at once: to move at a glacial pace, to never see another person again, and to reenter the world, to laugh, to reimmerse.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• come back
• retire
• turn