reunite
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Present
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reunitesimple
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reunitessimple
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have reunitedperfect
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has reunitedperfect
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am reunitingprogressive
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are reunitingprogressive
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is reunitingprogressive
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have been reunitingperfect progressive
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has been reunitingperfect progressive
Past
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reunitedsimple
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had reunitedperfect
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was reunitingprogressive
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were reunitingprogressive
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had been reunitingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reunite
1585–95; < Medieval Latin reūnīt ( us ) (past participle of reūnīre ), equivalent to Latin re- re- + ūnītus joined together; see unite 1
Explanation
To meet up with someone again, or to get back together, is to reunite. When your wandering cat comes home after a week-long adventure, you can happily reunite with her. If a couple breaks up and then reconciles, they reunite. And when a large family — all of the aunts, uncles, cousins, and second cousins — has a reunion, they also reunite. Both reunion and reunite come from the Latin root unus, or "one," and the "again" prefix re-, so reunite means "make as one again."
Vocabulary lists containing reunite
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"We also set up a communication network because we want to help reunite rescued dogs and cats with their owners. It was the least we could do," said Perez.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Dahlia and Mark reunite for the Amicus bonus episode to discuss the remaining weeks of the Supreme Court’s term, including the U.S. v.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Travel arrangements are now being made for mother and son to reunite in Miami.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Appearing at the court hearing, he told reporters that he hopes to go to Canada via South Korea to reunite with his wife and daughters, who already resettled there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“But if you open the door, you might help reunite me with my sister.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The world's biggest boy band reunites on Saturday for their first show in nearly four years, taking over central Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza beamed live around the globe.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Baby left in shopping cart in 1972 reunites with women who found her.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
“Wuthering Heights” reunites several of Fennell’s repeat collaborators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
He will also star in Viva La Madness, which reunites him with director Guy Ritchie.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Gripping my obsidian pendant, I wonder if Lita will watch the fire snake through the smoky glass, when he finally reunites with his mother.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Barry was reunited with Tuchel when the German took him to Bayern Munich in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook, who played Tim and Gareth respectively, reunited to look back at the series and reflect on its cultural impact.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, I was reunited with the family I hadn’t seen in eight years, ever since my wife and children came to the U.S. to get out of harm’s way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The two were reunited moments later, which set my feet in motion, wondering whose voice it was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wing in paw, the reunited comrades strolled off to the barn, chatting amiably as if there had never been a cross word between them.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
But just as he found hope in reuniting with them, he also learned that they had mysteriously disappeared mid-flight en route to Okinawa.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Perhaps reuniting with Umberto Rispoli, the jockey who was aboard Journalism for the last eight of his nine straight wins or runner-up finishes, will provide a boost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
When a US judge ruled that Benjamin, a Nigerian green card holder married to an American citizen, was entitled to torture protections, he was looking forward to reuniting with his family.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
"They were brilliant - and there's a lot of bad press about young boys," he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with the trio reuniting in the studio in Cardiff's Central Square.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
But as I went about my routine that night and the next day at school, it ate away at me, as if the routine itself was taking me farther from reuniting with her.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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