reopen
pronunciation
How to pronounce reopen in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈəʊpən]
How to pronounce reopen in American English:
US [ˌriˈoʊpən]
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- Verb:
- open again or anew
Word Origin
- reopen (v.)
- 1733 (transitive), from re- "again" + open (v.). Intransitive sense from 1830. Related: Reopened; reopening.
Example
- 1. A big question is whether to reopen the eu 's treaties .
- 2. Researchers have begun experimenting with drugs to reopen the critical period .
- 3. Now the league has been allowed to reopen branch offices closed since 2003 .
- 4. Today , they want to weld it to reopen it again some time later .
- 5. Mr george and others believe that the rush to reopen was a politically motivated attempt to boost the government .