re-enter
Britishverb
Explanation
To re-enter is to come in again after going out, the way you might run back to your car, grab your shopping bags, and then re-enter the grocery store. To enter is to go in, from a root that means "between or among," and the prefix re- means "again." Whenever you exit a place, you can choose to re-enter it later (unless you're at a concert and there's a sign reading "no re-entry"). A space shuttle that returns to Earth's atmosphere re-enters it, and an injured basketball player might decide to re-enter the game again in the final quarter.
Example Sentences
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A pullback into the $545-to-$550 range over the coming weeks—12% below current levels—would represent a more attractive area to reassess and potentially re-enter on the long side.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
His allies have engineered a parliamentary by-election in June that they hope will let him re-enter Parliament and then run for Mr. Starmer’s job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“Campers with reservations are hesitant to leave the park, knowing that it may take up to two hours to re-enter on busy days,” the department statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
"Our army isn't capable of protecting us, how are we going to get back home?" a mother-of-two told the BBC, unable to re-enter Bamako after visiting her parents out of town.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
I join Kyro at our unofficial start and re-enter the real world.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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