reenter

verb

re·​en·​ter (ˌ)rē-ˈen-tər How to pronounce reenter (audio)
reentered; reentering; reenters

transitive verb

1
: to enter (something) again
2
: to return to and enter

intransitive verb

: to enter again

Examples of reenter in a Sentence

The space shuttle has safely reentered the Earth's atmosphere. If you leave the theater, you won't be allowed to reenter without showing a ticket stub. The quarterback reentered the game in the second half. The original file was corrupted, so they had to reenter the data.
Recent Examples on the Web The European Space Agency had warned that the batteries and pallet would reenter the atmosphere in the early afternoon of March 8. Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024 Divers are expected to reenter the water after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, officials added. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024 Then part of the system that allowed the drill to reenter a borehole multiple times broke into pieces. Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024 After just one season as a 300-pound wrecking ball in the middle of USC’s defense, former five-star defensive tackle Bear Alexander plans to reenter the NCAA transfer portal, in search of his third school in three seasons. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Before completing an orbit, the weapon would reenter Earth’s atmosphere and hit its target. Aaron Bateman, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2024 In early March, McDowell tweeted that the pallet was predicted to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around March 8 — and that some pieces of debris might survive reentry. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 An object of similar mass to this satellite reenters the atmosphere every one or two weeks. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024 Instead of being sent to Haiti, he was allowed to reenter the United States on a flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, with the help of the U.S. State Department and the embassy in Santo Domingo, Kendrick said at the time. Jacqueline Charlesand, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reenter was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Reenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reenter. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

reenter

verb
re·​en·​ter (ˈ)rē-ˈent-ər How to pronounce reenter (audio)
: to enter again
reentered the building

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