reappear

verb

re·​ap·​pear (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir 

reappeared; reappearing; reappears

intransitive verb

: to come back into view or show up for a second or subsequent time : to appear again

Darting down the corridor …, she reappeared moments later carrying glasses in filigreed silver holders …

—David A. Andelman

By year's end the insects have gone, only to reappear briefly in May.

—A. R. Williams

Examples of reappear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sure enough, Devnan does indeed reappear, around the same time Sarah and her family learn that two Native American children were killed during a land dispute not so far away in the state. —Joe Leydon, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

After her mother dies, Gustav reappears and lays claim to the house, which his family has long owned. —Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

Derek reappeared in several videos on the family’s YouTube channel uploaded on October 25, celebrating his daughter’s birthday and signing forms to receive his Russian passport. —Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025

Maddy soon vanishes, then reappears a decade later, insisting the show’s world is, in fact, reality. —Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reappear

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear