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; see origin at re-, enter

Example Sentences

Proctor was supposed to reenter the U.S. through Miami in late October 2024, Risling said, and investigators went to Florida to arrest him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

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 • Jan. 24, 2026

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 • Jan. 22, 2026

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 • Nov. 25, 2025

It’s always a shock to the system to reenter it; just to read a chapter she finds she has to slow down her breathing and go into a trance, like a hibernating bear.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Related Words

• come back
• retire
• turn