reopen
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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reopens,
present (3rd person singular)
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reopened,
past participle, past
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reopening
present participle
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to open again.
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to start again; resume.
to reopen an argument; to reopen an attack.
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reopensimple
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reopenssimple
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have reopenedperfect
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has reopenedperfect
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am reopeningprogressive
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are reopeningprogressive
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is reopeningprogressive
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have been reopeningperfect progressive
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has been reopeningperfect progressive
Past
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reopenedsimple
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had reopenedperfect
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was reopeningprogressive
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were reopeningprogressive
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had been reopeningperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reopen
Example Sentences
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But a government watchdog recently cleared Powell of criminal wrongdoing in a costly Fed renovation project, and US Attorney General Todd Blanche said he would not reopen an investigation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
However, she, Achi and their children - currently displaced and living in an apartment in a town further north - face a two-year wait for Nir Oz to reopen fully.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The new findings reopen questions about whether the environmental conditions associated with Snowball Earth influenced the origin and early evolution of animal life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The county’s district attorney, who announced Monday his office would reopen an investigation into the alleged assault, cited New York’s laws around intoxication and consent in explaining why he initially did not pursue criminal charges.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
“When you reopen, I’ll put in a couple of hours for free.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The scandal is expected to dominate the agenda in parliament, which reopens on Thursday afternoon.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“No level of the funds rate reopens a shipping lane,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
As Princes Street reopens to all traffic, a section of the pavement directly outside the burnt-out building will remain closed while work continues.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
It will again return to the Getty when it reopens, just in time for the 2028 L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
She reopens the book, flipping past the Black Book entry until she lands on a new page:
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
It reopened on Wednesday and said it would not be commenting "on the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of our colleague, Dr Hannah Terry".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Authorities initially declined to press charges, but the investigation was reopened Monday, with New York Governor Kathy Hochul later appointing the state's top prosecutor to see it through.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
New York prosecutors reopened an investigation this week after she filed a recent civil suit, which accused the university of failing to protect her after she reported the incident to campus police at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Jennifer Meyer shop has reopened in Palisades Village after the 2025 fires, marking a homecoming for the L.A. native jewelry designer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Emily reopened the collection of stories and flipped through it.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
When she and her husband, a high school theater, launched their comedy club at the Bergamot Station Arts Center, schools and businesses were reopening after the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Of course, France could also be lifted by external factors,” he said, pointing to a complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz or a recovery in the overall European economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Speaking at a Fianna Fáil dinner on Saturday, Martin said that "absolutely nobody benefits from the reopening of the dispute over the parade on the Garvaghy Road".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
This week, his office announced it would be reopening the case - less than two weeks after Doe filed her civil lawsuit.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
It is, I suppose, the reaction from the haunting fear which I have had: that this terrible affair and the reopening of his old wound might act detrimentally on Jonathan.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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